Hajj Pilgrimage Sees Increased Numbers Amidst West Asian Tensions

Saudi Arabia. Amid ongoing tensions in West Asia following the US-Israel airstrike on Iran on February 28, the number of Islamic followers coming for the Hajj pilgrimage this year has been seen to be higher than last year.

According to Saudi officials, more than 1.5 million pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia have arrived here for the upcoming Hajj. Following the conflict that began with the attack by the US and Israel on Iran at the end of February, Tehran had ordered attacks on Saudi Arabia and targets in the Gulf region.