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The Saudi decision expands a ban last week on foreigners visiting Mecca and Medina, home to the holiest sites in Islam.
There are 2,336 cases of the new coronavirus in Iran, including a top emergency official and at least 23 members of parliament.
Mohammad Mirmohammadi became the first top official to succumb to the illness that is affecting members of the Islamic Republic’s leadership.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called Robert Macaire's arrest a "flagrant violation of international law."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Iran initially denied that a missile downed the Ukrainian airliner for days.
The Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's airport on Wednesday morning.
Ukrainian investigators are also assisting in the probe of the disaster that killed 176 people.
Iran's state-run media said the crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues.
The stampede that erupted in Kerman, the hometown of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, also injured at least 200 others.
Iran has criticized Britain, France and Germany for failing to salvage the pact by shielding Tehran’s economy from U.S. sanctions, reimposed since 2018.