The minister stressed that the Gaza Strip will take 30 years to be rebuilt after the Israeli war. A UN report, he pointed out, has indicated that it will take 14 years just to remove the rubble.

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.