President Ibrahim Raisi received Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan, who was in Tehran on an official visit, according to Iran's official news agency, IRNA.

He said a decision by Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states to focus on their economies and development was a "strong signal to Iran and others in the region that there is a pathway beyond traditional arguments and disputes towards joint prosperity".

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said his Saudi counterpart voiced readiness to continue negotiations with Tehran.