The website of Nabaa TV, a Shiite channel based in Beirut, is seen with a notice which appeared on a number of Iran-affiliated websites saying they had been seized by the United States government as part of law enforcement action, in a screenshot taken June 22, 2021. REUTERS

A Shiite cleric prays during Friday prayers for the first time in months since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were imposed, in Baghdad's Sadr City, Iraq September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Shiite's religious scholar Shaikh Abdulhakeem Al Sindi gives his sermon through a live video feed, following the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Haji Hasan Al A'ali religious community center (Haji Hasan Al A'ali Matam) in Al A'ali, Bahrain, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed.

Shiite's religious scholar Abdulla Hassan is seen on TV screens as he gives his sermon through a live video feed, following the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Haji Hasan Al A'ali religious community center (Haji Hasan Al A'ali Matam) in Al A'ali, Bahrain, August 20, 2020, REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed.

Shiite's religious scholar Shaikh Abdulhakeem Al Sindi gives his sermon through a live video feed, following the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Haji Hasan Al A'ali religious community center (Haji Hasan Al A'ali Matam) in Al A'ali, Bahrain, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed.

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), and Shiite students of al-Hawza al-Ilmiyya, who volunteered to work at the cemetery, wear protective suits as they pose for a group photo at the new Wadi Al-Salam cemetery, which is dedicated to those who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of the holy city of Najaf, Iraq May 22, 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), and a Shiite student of al-Hawza al-Ilmiyya, who volunteered to work at the cemetery, wear protective suits as they shroud the body of a man who passed away due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the new Wadi Al-Salam cemetery, which is dedicated to those who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of the holy city of Najaf, Iraq May 20, 2020. Picture taken May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

A member of Iraqi Shiite Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), wearing a protective face mask and gloves, walks near a grave at a new cemetery for victims of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirt of Najaf, Iraq, March, 30. 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite volunteers from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and members of a medical team wearing protective suits, pray near the coffin of a man who passed away due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they bury him at a new cemetery for victims of coronavirus, on the outskirt of Najaf, Iraq, March, 30. 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite volunteers from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and members of a medical team wearing protective suits, are disinfecte themselves after the burial of a man who passed away due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a new cemetery for victims of coronavirus, on the outskirt of Najaf, Iraq, March, 30. 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

A member of Iraqi Shiite Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), wearing a protective face mask and gloves, looks at a grave hole at a new cemetery for victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirt of Najaf, Iraq, March, 30. 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite volunteers from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and members of a medical team wearing protective suits, carry the coffin of a man who passed away due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they bury him at a new cemetery for victims of coronavirus, on the outskirt of Najaf, Iraq, March, 30. 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani?

Iraqi Shiite volunteers from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and members of a medical team wearing protective suits, carry the coffin of a man who passed away due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they bury him at a new cemetery for victims of coronavirus, on the outskirt of Najaf, Iraq, March, 30. 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani?

Iraqi Shiite volunteers from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and members of a medical team wearing protective suits, stand near the coffin of a man who passed away due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they bury him at a new cemetery for victims of coronavirus, on the outskirt of Najaf, Iraq, March, 30. 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite volunteers from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and members of a medical team wearing protective suits, pray near the coffin of a man who passed away due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they bury him at a new cemetery for victims of coronavirus, on the outskirt of Najaf, Iraq, March, 30. 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

An Iraqi demonstrator holds a Shiite flag during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier al-SudanI

An Iraqi woman paints at a photo gallery in the holy shiite city of Najaf, Iraq August 8, 2019. Picture taken August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Members of a Shi'ite Muslim group gather to pray over the bodies of those who died during clashes with the police in Suleja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga

A man raising his arms walks past police officers as they disperse members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from a street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

A police officer detains a young man after police dispersed members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from a street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

REFILE - CORRECTING GRAMMAR Covered bodies of members of a Shi'ite Muslim group are seen moment before burial in Suleja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga

Some members of the police seen heading down Banex road during their operation to disperse members of the IMN from the street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Members of the police head down Banex road during their operation to disperse members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from a street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Members of the police are seen at Banex road junction after dispersing members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from a street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

A police officer stands guard at a traffic junction along Banex road after police dispersed members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from a street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

People raise their arms after the police dispersed members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from a street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

A police vehicle drives along Banex road after dispersing members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from the street in Abuja, Nigeria July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Police officers approach a man, after a protest calling for the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in Abuja, Nigeria July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Police officers detain Shi'ite protesters, who were taking part in a protest calling for the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in Abuja, Nigeria July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Police officers detain a Shi'ite protester, who was taking part in a protest calling for the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in Abuja, Nigeria July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Police officers detain Shi'ite protesters, who were taking part in a protest calling for the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in Abuja, Nigeria July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Police officers detain Shi'ite protesters, who were taking part in a protest calling for the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in Abuja, Nigeria July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Iraqi Shiite Muslim women march during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad, Iraq May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Iraqi Shiite Muslim women march during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad, Iraq May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Iraqi Shiite children mix rap music with a religious tradition in Diwaniya, Iraq March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite youth mix rap music with a religious tradition in Diwaniya, Iraq March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite youth mix rap music with a religious tradition in Diwaniya, Iraq March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite youth mix rap music with a religious tradition in Diwaniya, Iraq March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite youth mix rap music with a religious tradition in Diwaniya, Iraq March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi Shiite youth mix rap music with a religious tradition in Diwaniya, Iraq March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Ahmed and Mustafa Salim arrive to mosque to mix rap music with a religious tradition for Shiite worshipers in Diwaniya, Iraq March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. Reuters/Alaa al-Marjani

FILE PHOTO: An Iraqi Shiite man carries a flag stained with the blood of men who wounded themselves to demonstrate their love to the Imam, as he walks along with tens of thousands of religious Iraqi's on their way to the central city of Kerbala through a sand storm April 19, 2003. Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims beat their chests with their hands and waved black and green flags in a passionate celebration of a religious pilgrimage banned for a quarter century under Saddam Hussein. Men in robes and women draped in flowing black chadors streamed along narrow lanes and through palm tree orchards from towns and villages in southern Iraq to Najaf, from where they will go on to the city of Kerbala to mark one of the holiest events in the Shi'ite calendar, on April 23. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis/File photo SEARCH "YANNIS BEHRAKIS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Shiite women make their way to the southern-central city of Najaf April 18, 2003. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis/File photo SEARCH "YANNIS BEHRAKIS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria pray near the bodies of its members, who were killed after security forces opened fire during the Shi'ite group's protests last month, in Mararaba, Nigeria November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria pray near the bodies of its members, who were killed after security forces opened fire during the Shi'ite group's protests last month, in Mararaba, Nigeria November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga

Mourners gather ahead of the burial of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, who were killed after security forces opened fire during the Shi'ite group's protests in the capital Abuja this week, before their burial in Mararaba, Nigeria October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Mourners gather ahead of the burial of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, who were killed after security forces opened fire during the Shi'ite group's protests in the capital Abuja this week, before their burial in Mararaba, Nigeria October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Sheikh Sidi Munir, one of the regional leaders of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, speaks during a march to demand the release of their Nigerian Shi'ite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, in Abuja, Nigeria October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Carsten

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria gesture during a march to demand the release of their Nigerian Shi'ite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, along a street in Abuja, Nigeria October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Carsten

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria gesture during a march to demand the release of their Nigerian Shi'ite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, along a street in Abuja, Nigeria October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Carsten

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria chant slogans during a march to demand the release of their Nigerian Shi'ite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, along a street in Abuja, Nigeria October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Carsten

Mourners gather ahead of the burial of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, who were killed after security forces opened fire during the Shi'ite group's protests in the capital Abuja this week, before their burial in Mararaba, Nigeria October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims walk to the holy city of Kerbala, ahead of the holy Shi'ite ritual of Arbaeen, in Najaf, Iraq October 28, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

A Shiite cleric reads a book at the international airport in Najaf, Iraq October 6, 2018. Picture taken October 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Shiite Houthi militant stands guard at the site of a rally attended by fellows Houthis to mark the day of Ashura and the 4th anniversary of their takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Boys sit on a fence at the site of a rally attended by Shiite Houthi followers to mark the day of Ashura and the 4th anniversary of their takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Shiite Houthi militant stands guard at the site of a rally attended by fellows Houthis to mark the day of Ashura and the 4th anniversary of their takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Shiite Houthi women followers rally to mark the day of Ashura and the 4th anniversary of their takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Shiite Houthi women followers rally to mark the day of Ashura and the 4th anniversary of their takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Shiite Houthi followers rally to mark the day of Ashura and the 4th anniversary of their takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah