''Congratulations @drpezeshkian on your election as the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Looking forward to working closely with you to further strengthen our warm and long-standing bilateral relationship for the benefit of our peoples and the region,'' the PM said in a post on X.
More than 10,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war between Israel and Hamas began a month ago.
Both leaders emphasised on the need for preventing escalation, ensuring continued humanitarian aid and early restoration of peace and stability.
The deal is expected to see Shia-majority Iran and Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia reopen their embassies and missions within two months and implement security and economic cooperation deals signed more than 20 years ago, Al Jazeera reported.
Eslami succeeds Ali Akbar Salehi, a US-educated scientist who was a key player during the years of intense international diplomacy that led to Tehran's now-tattered 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
Iran has been the worst-hit country in the Middle East by the outbreak of COVID-19, or novel coronavirus.
A total of 57,918,000 people were eligible to cast their ballots.
The Iranian military also put out a statement earlier today stating that the plane was mistaken for a “hostile target” after it turned toward a “sensitive military centre” of the Revolutionary Guard. It also blamed the “highest level of readiness” resulting from tensions with the United States.
Zarif rejected false claims by American officials that they did not have time to process the application.
The sanctions are "meaningfully" targeting the revenue streams the Iranian government relies on, he further noted.
