Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country has no problem in strengthening its relations with neighboring countries and that it does not mind restoring relations with Saudi Arabia.
During a meeting with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, Rouhani called on countries in the region to cooperate and work together to solve their problems and ensure stability.
The president added that the United States and Europe "do not want to achieve peace in Yemen and their goal is only to sell weapons."
Bin Alawi discussed with his counterpart and host Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran yesterday a number of regional issues, most notably Iran's initiative for peace in the Gulf region, and met with the Secretary of the National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
Bin Alawi's visit comes as part of consultations on the latest regional developments, and the announcement of Muscat's view on the Hormuz peace initiative Iran put forward last September to strengthen the security of the Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz.
"The tension in the Gulf waters is not in the interest of any of its countries," bin Alawi said, calling for "working to reduce this tension." He said achieving security in the region "requires an agreement between its countries and overcoming existing differences."
The Omani official added that his country is ready to harness its potential to reduce tension in the region and create a platform for dialogue between its countries.
For his part, Secretary of the Iranian National Security Council, during his meeting with Bin Alawi, stressed that "regional alliances can guarantee security in the region without interference of foreign powers", referring to the establishment of Washington and European maritime alliance based in Bahrain to protect navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which drew criticism from The Iranian side.
"Desperate attempts led by the United States to form an international coalition in the Strait of Hormuz are doomed to failure," Shamkhani was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.
Tensions in the region have intensified in recent months after Washington tightened sanctions on Iran in May, and subsequent attacks on oil tankers and other attacks on oil facilities deep in Saudi Arabia. Iran has denied direct or indirect responsibility for it and has offered to sign a non-aggression pact with the Gulf states. .