Diplomatic efforts underway to release Iranian pilgrims held in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN- The director general of the Consular Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has highlighted the ongoing efforts to secure the release of two Iranian pilgrims from Saudi Arabian prisons.

Tehran seeks to expand tourism relations with Indonesia

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister has highlighted opportunities to expand tourism relations between the Islamic Republic and Indonesia.

Ayatollah Khamenei emphasizes ‘human scope’, ‘spiritual strength of Islam’ in Hajj message

TEHRAN – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei addressed the esteemed Hajj pilgrims, highlighting the "human scope" and "spiritual strength of Islam" as integral facets of the pilgrimage duty.

Ayatollah Khamenei in a message to Hajj pilgrims:

Renunciation of Zionist regime & U.S. must continue beyond Hajj

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayarollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has delivered a message to Muslims visiting Saudi Arabia for this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Leader emphasizes unity and resistance in message to Hajj pilgrims

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has addressed travelers beginning this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, highlighting the unifying and empowering nature of the Islamic rituals. 

A call for ‘Hajj of disavowal’

Ayatollah Khamenei calls on Muslims to denounce U.S., Israeli crimes while performing the religious pilgrimage

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged Hajj pilgrims to disavow U.S. and Israeli actions, emphasizing the intersection of religious devotion and geopolitical tensions.

After 8-year hiatus, Iranian Umrah pilgrims set to resume flights to Saudi Arabia on Dec. 19

TEHRAN- Iranian pilgrims will for the first time in eight years begin regular travel to Saudi Arabia from Dec. 19.

Tehran says welcomes restoration of ties with Egypt, Morocco

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Thursday that Tehran welcomes good relationship with Egypt and Morocco as two Muslim states while expressing his country’s unhappiness the ongoing civil war in Sudan.

Hajj can nullify all plans of Arrogant Powers & Zionism for moral downfall of humanity: Leader

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, issued a message to the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage in which he said that the Hajj pilgrimage could render ineffectual all plans of Arrogant Powers and Zionism for the moral downfall of humanity.

Supreme Leader’s website launches special page for hajj

TEHRAN –The website of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has launched a new page to enlighten the faithful about the annual Islamic pilgrimage of hajj.

Foreign Ministry lays ground for easy departure of pilgrims to Hajj

TEHRAN- The Foreign Ministry has made efforts to make it easier for Iranian pilgrims to travel to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian underscored on Monday.

Transit routes will neutralize sanctions 

Siasat-e-Rooz devoted its editorial to the railway agreement between Iran and Russia and said: The truth is that the solution to neutralize the sanctions does not pass through negotiations with Europe and America, which are facing many internal challenges these days, but through interaction with neighbors. Rail and transit connections play an important role in this field.

Hajj: a global rendezvous

Hajj a global issue meant to foster unity against oppression: Leader

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, highlighted the importance of the Hajj pilgrimage as global issue that is meant to foster unity against oppression. 

Iran in talks with Iraq, Oman to release pilgrim detained in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN – The head of the local Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization in Isfahan province has said that the Iranian Foreign Ministry has reached out to Iraq and Oman in its efforts to get an Iranian Hajj pilgrim detained in Saudi Arab released.

Iran, Iraq FMs discuss Hajj collaboration

TEHRAN – The top diplomats of Iran and Iraq have held a telephone conversation in which they discussed a variety of issues, including the two countries’ cooperation on the Hajj.

Iranian Hajj pilgrims descend on Saudi Arabia in thousands

TEHRAN - As of Saturday, more than 11,000 Iranian Hajj pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia, most of them via Medina Airport and the others through Jeddah Airport.

Leader decries normalization between Israel, Arab states

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has touched on the issue of normalization of ties between Israel and some Arab states, underlining that establishing relations with Israel will be of no advantage to them.

Amir Abdollahian: Iran to send team to S. Arabia to facilitate Hajj pilgrimage

TEHRAN— Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced on Sunday that a Foreign Ministry team has been tasked to facilitate Hajj pilgrimage by Iranian citizens.