Riyadh, Oct. 3 -- The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia released the Iranian pilgrim, Khalil Dardmand, who was arrested during the Haj pilgrimage in July, because of the picture of the martyr Qassem Soleimani, the Anadolu Agency reported.

Khalil Dardmand, was arrested in mid-July for allegedly posting a picture of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani near the Kaaba on Twitter.

More than two years ago, Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC's Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike by American forces in Baghdad, and American officials called him a terrorist after this attack.

The Foreign Ministers of Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman announced to the Iranian Foreign Minister the release of Khalil.

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