Iran-Israel war: Tehran finds unlikely support from THIS Muslim nation; not Pakistan, Turkey, UAE, Qatar, the country is…
Iran-Israel war: Tehran has found unlikely support from Saudi Arabia in the midst of the fierce Iran-Israel war. According to media reports, the Kingdom has announced that Iranians who are in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj 2025 pilgrimage, but are unable to return to their home country due to the current situation, will not be forcibly expelled from the country after their Hajj permit expires.
Saudi to accommodate Iranian Hajj pilgrims till peace returns
Saudi King Salman has asked officials to arrange proper accommodations and food for Iranian pilgrims, and stressed that the sanctity of Hajj 2025 pilgrims must be maintained at all costs, Arab News reported. The monarch has directed Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah ministry to make proper arrangements for their stay, and stated that Iranian citizens will be treated as guests until peace returns to their country, the report said.
Iran has closed its commercial airspace until further notice in wake of recent Israeli airstrikes.
80,000 Iranian pilgrims visited Saudi Arabia
As per the report, the proposal to help out Iranian pilgrims was prepared by Saudi Arabia’s Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which was duly accepted and implemented by King Salman, his father.
According to details, over 80,000 Iranian citizens had gone to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj 2025 pilgrimage. Many of them had returned home before the current hostilities between broke out between Iran and Israel, but a good portion stayed behind to perform Umrah and for other purposes.
Trump dials MbS, seeks help for Iran-Israel peace deal
Notably, Saudi Arabia has openly supported Iran following Israeli airstrikes. Accusing Israel of provoking Iran and threatening its sovereignty, Saudi Arabia on Friday strongly protested Israeli fierce airstrikes on the Islamic Republic.
US President Donald Trump has spoken to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over the phone, and asked Saudi Arabia to help broke a peace treaty between Iran and Israel to put an end to the ongoing Iran-Israel war, Axios reported.
Iran-Israel war
On Thursday, Israel launched its fiercest attack on Iran, unleashing a wave of air strikes on Iranian cities, including capital Tehran, under Operation Rising Lion, in which several top Iranian nuclear scientists and military commanders, including IRGC chief Hossein Salami, commander Ghulam-Ali Rashid, nuclear scientist Dr. Mohammad Tehranchi, nuclear scientist Dr. Fereydoon Abbasi and Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri.
Tehran vowed to avenge the Israeli attack, stating that its response will be anything beyond what Israel and ally, the United States, could ever imagine, triggering the fears of a full-scale Iran-Israel war.
On the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, Iran responded with a barrage of missiles and drones that struck several Israeli cities and major population centers, including Tel Aviv. Israel launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran on Saturday, killing more of Iran’s top military brass and nuclear scientists.
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