Iran War Causes BRICS Rift: Brazil, China, and Russia Condemn Attacks While India and Arab Members Diverge

Source: Correio Braziliense | Original Published At: 2026-03-03 06:04:32 UTC

Key Points

• BRICS members Brazil, China, and Russia condemned US-Israeli attacks on Iran, while India, Saudi Arabia, and UAE criticized Iranian missile strikes against Gulf bases.
• The bloc faces internal divisions over Middle East policy, with no expectation of a unified response due to conflicting geopolitical interests.
• Expansion of BRICS to include Middle Eastern members has exposed contradictions in collective action capacity, particularly regarding regional conflicts.
• India's rotating leadership of BRICS in 2026 complicates consensus-building, given its strategic ties with both Western powers and Middle Eastern states.
• Experts suggest the situation demonstrates BRICS' limitations as a multilateral security mechanism compared to formal alliances like NATO.