Iran been patient so far vis-à-vis negative Saudi acts:
ZarifForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic has so far exercised patience with regard to negative measures adopted by Saudi Arabia as Riyadh steps up its hostile policies against Tehran.
"We have so far responded to negative Saudi measures with patience because there is a distance between Iranian wisdom and Saudi officials' misguided and immature approaches," Zarif said in a meeting with China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Ming in Tehran on Saturday, Press TV reported.
"We are not after tension in the region," the Iranian minister added.
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been strained in recent days following the Saudi execution of top religious figure Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, which was announced on January 2.
During his meeting with the Chinese diplomat, Zarif also said that Iran and China have numerous commonalties on different issues.
He added that Tehran will continue to expand relations with Beijing following the implementation of a nuclear agreement reached between the Islamic Republic and six world powers in July 2015.
The Chinese official, for his part, said Iran and Saudi Arabia play an important role in regional developments.
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