BRICS Formed to Resist US Unilateralism, Pezeshkian Says
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Source: Sputnik News | Original Published At: 2026-09-15 04:21:00 UTC
Key Points
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said BRICS was formed to counter the US practice of sanctioning countries at will.
- He said BRICS aims to build economic cooperation independent of unilateral US pressure.
- Pezeshkian said trade, transactions and cooperation among BRICS members should remain independent of sanctions decisions by any single country.
- He pointed to cooperation with China, Russia and India as part of broader BRICS engagement.
- He said the summit's mission is to strengthen collective resistance to unilateralism and expand independent interaction among BRICS countries.