Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is positioning himself as a political mediator, starting with the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

In an exclusive interview with CNN's Max Foster, the Pakistani cricket legend turned politician said that US President Donald Trump had asked him to help defuse tensions by acting as a "go-between" with Iran.

"What I like about him is he does not believe in wars," Khan said of the US President, speaking to CNN in Islamabad.

Khan met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Sunday, before traveling to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with the aim of facilitating talks between the arch rivals.

Khan said Trump had asked him last month to "try and be a go-between with Iran and the United States."

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