Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year

Nearly 90,000 Iranians are expected to attend the haj in Medina this year, and were due to start arriving on Sunday, after Tehran boycotted the pilgrimage last year amid tensions with Saudi Arabia.Around 800 pilgrims were due to leave Iran on three flights to Medina on Sunday, the director of the haj at Iran’s Haj and Pilgrimage Organization, Nasrollah Farahmand told state media.Approximately 86,500 Iranians are expected to attend the haj in total this year and 800 coordinators have travel