Iran's Raisi 'welcomes' King Salman's invitation to visit Saudi Arabia: Official

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has "welcomed" an invitation from Saudi Arabia's King Salman to visit the kingdom following the reconciliation deal between the two countries, an Iranian official said Sunday.

"In a letter to President Raisi... the King of Saudi Arabia welcomed the deal between the two brotherly countries, (and) invited him to Riyadh," tweeted Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian president's deputy chief of staff for political affairs, adding that "Raisi welcomed the invitation."

Earlier an Iranian official said on Sunday that King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has invited Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Riyadh.

Mohammad Jamshidi, the political deputy at the Iranian president's office, wrote on Twitter that King Salman had extended the invitation in a letter.

The Saudi government's communications office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Saudi state media has not reported such a letter.

Agencies