Last Group of Hajj 2025 Pilgrims Back in Iran
The Hajj 2025 operation that had begun on the morning of May 15, ended successfully on Tuesday, July 1, with the return of the last group of Iranian pilgrims, despite the cancellation of pilgrim flights due to the Israeli attack.
This year, a total of 86,700 pilgrims and administrative staff were sent to the Land of Revelation.
Despite the fact that the number of elderly Iranian pilgrims this year was very high, with more than 1,110 pilgrims over 80 years old, 8,500 between 70 and 80 years old, and few pilgrims under 40 years old, the number of deaths during this year’s Hajj was 34, which is about 30 percent less than in last year.
Iran’s 2025 Hajj operation faced a serious challenge due to the Israeli regime’s attack on Iran and the cancellation of all incoming and outgoing flights to the country.
While only 10,000 pilgrims had returned to the country before the war began, the remaining 76,700 Hajj pilgrims from Iran were still in Saudi Arabia and special arrangements had to be made for their return.
With the management and planning of the Iranian Hajj officials and the support of the host country, most of the pilgrims remaining in Saudi Arabia were transferred by plane to the nearest Saudi airport to Iraq, from where they entered Iraq by bus, and after visiting the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), they were transferred to the country and went to their cities.
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Subsequently, after the attacks stopped, the remaining pilgrims were transported to Mashhad via direct flights and from there sent to their provinces of origin.
On Tuesday the last group of Iranian Hajj pilgrims arrived in the country and, thus, the Hajj 2025 operation ended successfully at the designated time, the fifth day of the month of Muharram, as previously announced by the head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.
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