Iran Boycotts Hajj Pilgrimage Amid Discord With Saudi Arabia
Iran will boycott the Hajj pilgrimage in a further sign of deteriorating relations with Saudi Arabia, exacerbated by the of hundreds of Iranian pilgrims in a stampede outside Mecca last year. “Given the treatment and rhetoric by Saudi officials in two rounds of talks with the Iranian delegation and the obstacles created, in effect Hajj won’t be possible,” Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency cited Culture Minister Ali Jannati as saying on Sunday. “Unfortunately, Iranian pilgrims won’t be able to make it to Mecca this year.” Iran for ...
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