First group of Hajj pilgrims leave for Saudi Arabia

June 13, 2022 - 10:19

The first batch of Hajj pilgrims from Iran left the country on Sunday through Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.

This year’s Hajj comes after a two-year interruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 40,000 Iranians will attend the Hajj pilgrimage.