The head of the Iranian Haj mission in Madina has said that Iranian pilgrims have been instructed to fully commit to the Kingdom's Haj laws and regulations and that remarks attributed to Iranian officials calling for marches during the pilgrimage were “not true”. “The Saudi government and King Abdullah have our respect and the mission's executive division directs Iranian pilgrims to abide by Saudi Arabia's laws before they arrive in the Kingdom,” Haj mission chief Masoud Majradi told Al-Madina newspaper Monday. The statements in question, according to Majradi, “were not published in the Iranian press and are, therefore, not true”. “Our pilgrims are committed to the morals of the Qur'an and the Prophet to reflect an honorable image of their country,” Majradi said. “Every group of Iranian pilgrims has a person responsible for religious affairs who instructs pilgrims to be at the Haram only at times of prayer, and if they are unable to be there at these times then they are instructed to pray in mosques close to their places of accommodation.” Majradi said his mission's Guidance Division had instructed pilgrims not to enter Al-Baqi'a with banners or flags and to avoid funerals at all times. “As to any gatherings, they are solely for organizational purposes,” he said. “Pilgrims move in groups from the moment they leave Iran until their arrival in Madina.” The Kingdom's cooperation is “excellent”, Majradi said, and “we thank the Minister of Haj, Fouad Al
