Reuters - Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran�s president through the leaders of other countries, a spokesman for Tehran�s government said on Monday, at a time of heightened tensions between the regional rivals.

�Messages from the Saudis were presented to (Iran�s President) Hassan Rouhani from the leaders of some countries,� spokesman Ali Rabiei said, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency. �If Saudi Arabia is really pursuing a change of behavior, Iran welcomes that,� he added

Rabiei did not give any information on what the messages contained.

Reporting By Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Andrew Hevens