Saudi Arabia is willing to restore ties with Iran if Tehran will stop interfering in the affairs of other countries, said Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United Nations.

"Very simple - Iran to cease and desist from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, including our own. If they do so we will of course have normal relations with Iran. Iran is a sisterly country, we share history with Iran, we share religion with Iran, we share geography, and we share a common future," Ambassador Abdallah al-Mouallimi, said.

Al-Mouallimi added that despite the spat, Riyadh will continue to push for peace in Syria and Yemen.

Meanwhile, Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir told Reuters that Riyadh would also halt air traffic and commercial relations with Tehran.

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia cut all ties with Iran after Riyadh executed prominent Shiite cleric cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, describing him as a terrorist.

Saudi's allies followed suit, with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and even Sudan cutting or downgrading diplomatic relations with Iran.

-ANC's News Now, January 5, 2016