Fars News Agency

Iran exported 737,500 tons of non-oil goods worth $67.5 million to Qatar during the said five months, registering 30.8% and 60.57% growth in terms of volume and the value, respectively compared to the same period last year, Iranian Customs Administration's official data said.

Iran's businesses, specially in the food sector, have been striving to expand ties with the Qataris following the rift engineered by the regime in Saudi Arabia.

Iran's Customs Administration data also showed that about $24.6 million worth of goods, mostly food products, were exported to the country during the Iranian month to August 22. The figure was $20 million in the earlier month, a sign that Iran is in fact gradually gaining a foothold in the small country.

Doha has expressed its desire to forge Tehran relations in "all fields".

It has recently facilitated business trips for Iranian businesses by issuing six-month visas.

Qatar’s Chamber of Commerce also expressed readiness to act as a bridge between Iranian businesses and their Qatari counterparts and help boost ties between the private sectors of the two countries.