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Iran urges BRICS nations to condemn US-Israeli war aggression
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on fellow BRICS nations to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States and Israel, as the war in the Middle East and the related fuel crisis dominate the two-day gathering in the Indian capital, New Delhi. Araghchi accused the United Arab Emirates, a US ally, on Thursday of direct involvement in military operations against Iran, in a rare moment when Iranian and Emirati officials have been in the same room since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began at the end of February. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3Why is South Africa upset about Iran joining BRICS naval drills? list 2 of 3BRICS wargames: Why they matter, why India opted out list 3 of 3South Africa defends BRICS naval drills as ‘essential’ amid tensions end of list Araghchi said Iran was a “victim of illegal expansionism and warmongering”. He urged BRICS+ nations – a grouping comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the UAE – to resist “Western hegemony and the sense of impunity that the US believes it is entitled to”. “Iran therefore calls upon BRICS member...