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This restriction was imposed on Iran 1987, after Iranians held anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli demonstrations during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The demonstrations sparked clashes with Saudi security forces, leaving 402 people dead.
The result of the incident ruptured relations between the two countries but ties have since improved. President Mohammad Khatami made a landmark visit to Saudi Arabia last year, the first to the kingdom by an Iranian president since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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