Iran's Khamenei politicizes Hajj again, calls for global dissociation from Israel

His statements of address during this year's Hajj echo his historical pattern of using the pilgrimage as a platform for political statements against Israel and the US.

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 16, 2018

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 16, 2018

(photo credit: ZOHRA BENSEMRA/REUTERS)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

JUNE 17, 2024 01:58

Updated: JUNE 17, 2024 04:59

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