Iranians to attend Haj post Saudi Arabia boycott last year
Nearly 90,000 Iranian pilgrims are expected to attend the Haj this year after Iran boycotted the pilgrimage in 2016 amid diplomatic tensions with Saudi Arabia. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Saudi Arabia to ensure the security of all pilgrims, particularly Iranian pilgrims, after hundreds of people died in a stampede in 2015. 