Saudi authorities release Iranian cleric arrested for bad mouthing Kingdom, Sunnah

Iranian cleric Ghasemian was arrested in Mecca for insulting Saudi Arabia but was quickly released and returned to Iran before completing Hajj. Both countries downplayed the incident.

Muslims perform their evening prayers around the holy Kaaba as they start arriving to perform the annual Haj in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2023.

(photo credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

ByOHAD MERLIN

MAY 29, 2025 14:42

Updated: MAY 29, 2025 20:03

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