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One person hasÌýdiedÌýand at least 36 were injured after Iranian pilgrims rushed to theÌýÌýborder to takeÌýpart inÌýa Shia Muslim religious ceremony inÌý, according to Tehran.

A stampede at the border crossing in the southwestern Khuzestan province on SaturdayÌýleft dozens of Iranian pilgrimsÌýinjured as they attempted to cross to Iraq forÌýthe Shia religious observation of Ìýin Karbala.

Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Alireza Rashidian,Ìýsaid in an interview with Iranian state TV on Sunday evening that one of theÌýinjured had died.

Arbaeen marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for Hussein ibn Ali, the third Shia Muslim Imam, who was killed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in 680AD.

The Iraqi government allowed only 60,000 Iranian pilgrims to enter for the Arbaeen pilgrimage this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. They were advised to travel by air instead of land.

The border crossings between Iraq and Iran will now only open for Iranians returningÌýto their country.

Videos shared online showed a large number of Iranian pilgrims forcing the border gates open as Iraqi border guards attempted to hold them back.

Women and children were among those injured, according to reports.

Semi-official Fars News Agency said in a report that Iranians were left without healthcare on both the border.