Although, the Iranian officials considered the agreements with Saudi Arabia to be the result of the ineffectiveness of the sanctions, the lack of permission for flights from Iran to Jeddah can be a sign of the ineffectiveness of these agreements.

Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili has called on Saudi Arabia to follow up on efforts to solve issues impeding the travel of Iranians to the kingdom for performing the umrah pilgrimage.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will hold a phone conversation with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan to discuss the latest situation surrounding the travel of Iranian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah pilgrimage.