The government of Iran will send 5 thousand pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah after a period of 9 years.
According to Iranian news agency, Mohammad Hossein Ajlian, in charge of Hajj operations of Iran Airports Company, announced that 11 flights have been scheduled to take Iranian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.
The first flight will take off from Mashhad International Airport on Monday and one daily flight will depart from the airports of other major cities including Zahedan, Ahvaz, Tabriz, Yazd, Kerman, Bandar Abbas, Sari, Isfahan and Shiraz a few days later. will
Iran and Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations under a deal brokered by China in March. Both countries had announced the resumption of Umrah flights in December last year after resolving the dispute, but the plan did not materialize. Could have been worn.
At that time, it was also reported that Saudi Arabia had canceled the final permits for Iranian aircraft to enter the kingdom. It should be remembered that the conflict between the two countries started due to the stampede during the Hajj in 2015, in which Iranian pilgrims were killed. Due to the death, the tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran increased.
Iranian leaders accused the Saudi authorities of being responsible for the tragedy that resulted in the death of nearly 2,000 pilgrims, including more than 400 Iranians. China-mediated talks between the two countries have now proved fruitful. and the resumption of departure of pilgrims for Umrah is a step in this direction.
