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Iran President Pezeshkian Said to Attend BRICS Summit in Delhi
Iran seeks a stronger BRICS response to the West Asia crisis as the bloc prepares to gather leaders from major member countries.
- On Friday, Iranian sources confirmed that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit this September, which India is hosting as the grouping's 2026 chair.
- This visit follows repeated engagement between External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who held several conversations in recent months as the situation in West Asia deteriorated.
- India's 2026 BRICS chairmanship centers on the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability." The 11-member bloc expanded to include Iran in 2024.
- Pezeshkian seeks a stronger collective position from BRICS regarding the conflict in West Asia. He previously urged member countries to use their influence to help end conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon.
- Building on ties from the 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia, Pezeshkian and Prime Minister Narendra Modi previously met on its sidelines to discuss bilateral and regional issues.
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