Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will journey to New Delhi to attend the upcoming BRICS Summit, Iranian sources mentioned on Friday.
Pezeshkian’s participation within the summit is scheduled to be held within the nationwide capital in September.
The go to assumes significance as India is internet hosting the 18th BRICS Summit underneath its 2026 chairship. The summit will likely be held underneath India’s theme of “Constructing for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”. India assumed the BRICS chairship from Brazil firstly of 2026.
In October 2024, Pezeshkian met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, the place the 2 leaders mentioned bilateral and regional points.
Iran grew to become a full member of BRICS in 2024, together with Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. Indonesia joined the grouping in 2025, taking the whole variety of full members to 11.
Earlier in June, Iranian Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in India to attend the BRICS Overseas Ministers’ Assembly.
Addressing a press convention within the nationwide capital following the assembly, Araghchi highlighted New Delhi’s rising affect as a worldwide peacemaker and asserted that India can play a “higher function” in de-escalating the risky state of affairs in West Asia. Araghchi made it clear that Tehran sees no future in armed battle.
He acknowledged that there isn’t a army resolution to the present disaster and {that a} “negotiated settlement” stays the one viable path ahead.
Underscoring Tehran’s openness to Indian mediation, he remarked, “We’ll welcome any constructive function by India.”
Araghchi additionally held talks with Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar the place he affirmed that pleasant nations can depend on Iran for business safety.
Araghchi clarified that Iran will at all times perform its historic responsibility as protector of safety in Hormuz.
In a submit on X, he mentioned, “In fruitful engagement with my host Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, mentioned regional developments and clarified that Iran will at all times perform historic responsibility as protector of safety in Hormuz. Iran is a dependable companion of all pleasant nations, who can depend on security of commerce.”
In the meantime, the Iranian authorities mentioned in a submit on X, “FM Seyyed Abbas Araghchi delivers Iran’s assertion on the BRICS Overseas Ministers’ Assembly in India. He highlighted the significance of breaking Western hegemony and making certain that worldwide establishments stay free from political manipulation.”
The developments come as West Asia stays locked in a chilly, precarious stalemate amid the continued hostilities following the eruption of battle on February 28, which pitted the mixed forces of the USA and Israel in opposition to Iran. (ANI)
