March 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he ‌had spoken to Saudi Crown ‌Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the situation ​in Iran and the Middle East and restated Kyiv's offer to help deal with Iranian drones.

"Ukraine has ‌been fighting against (Iranian-designed) 'Shaheds' ⁠for years, and everyone acknowledges that no other country ⁠in the world has such experience," Zelenskiy said on Telegram of ​his conversation.

"We ​are ready ​to help and ‌expect that our people will also receive the necessary support."

Zelenskiy said earlier this week he had spoken to the leaders of Bahrain, Jordan, ‌Kuwait, Qatar and the ​United Arab Emirates.

Zelenskiy ​has also ​said Ukraine, which has faced ‌regular attacks by Shaheds ​in ​the four-year-old war with Russia, would help the United States by ​providing ‌specialists to counter the weapons.

(Reporting by ​Ron Popeski and Oleksandr KozhukharEditing ​by Rod Nickel)