Iran to take international legal actions against royal family

September 26, 2015 9:10 PM

He said Saudi authorities blocked a road used by hajj pilgrims to allow a royal convoy to pass through, causing the deadly convergence in the town of Minna on the outskirts of Mecca.

The Iranian government have again reiterated its decision to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia’s rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year’s hajj.

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With Iran suffering the major blow of 136 affected victims, there is an escalation of tensions between the regional archrivals.

In a report by Yahoo News, the country's state prosecutor, Ebrahim Raisi made this revelation on Saturday, September 26, 2015.

The death of the 136 Iranians among the death toll of 769 people, has seen Shiite Iran accusing Sunni Saudi Arabia of mismanaging the pilgrimage, which annually draws some 2 million people from 180 countries.

“Under international law, this incident is absolutely subject to prosecution. The Al-Saud must be responsive,” Iran’s State Prosecutor Ebrahim Raisi told state TV, referring to Saudi Arabia’s ruling family.

The pilgrims suffocated or were trampled to death on Thursday, September 24, 2015, when two massive crowds converged on a narrow street, in the worst disaster to occur during the annual pilgrimage in a quarter-century.