Iran's FM Ali Akbar Salehi made the remarks on Wednesday during a meeting with North Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Pak Kil Yon in Tehran, Press TV reported with reference to IRNA.
"Today, the US allies [in the region] are collapsing and the counties are trying to keep their distance from the United States," Salehi said as popular revolutions continue to sweep US-backed autocratic regimes across the Middle East and North Africa.
Pak, for his part, called for expansion of bilateral ties between North Korea and Iran, especially in the field of economic cooperation.
The North Korean deputy foreign minister, who is on an official visit to Iran, met with Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi on Tuesday.
Pak said that Tehran and Pyongyang are in the same camp in their fight against "arrogant powers."
Rahimi, for his part, said that a strong Tehran-Pyongyang ties is "a thorn in the eyes of world's arrogant powers."
Iran praises N Korea's resistance to US
Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has praised North Korea's "resistance to US pressures," calling for stronger Tehran-Pyongyang relations.