Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is working on joining the New Development Bank established by BRICS, while no timeline or formal application details were provided.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said BRICS was created to counter US sanctions imposed at will and to build economic cooperation independent of unilateral US pressure, IRNA reported.
Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin hailed India’s BRICS chairmanship and the adoption of a consensus-based declaration, while also discussing deeper India-Uruguay and India-Mercosur ties.
At the 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted BRICS’ 20-year cooperation, while the summit emphasized multilateralism, inclusive global governance, and sustainable growth.
Strategic experts said the BRICS joint declaration adopted in New Delhi reflected India’s diplomatic success, including consensus among members and support for zero tolerance against terrorism.
At the 18th BRICS summit in Delhi, members agreed on a 45-page, 140-point declaration addressing terrorism, Middle East tensions, protectionist tariffs, local-currency trade, and BRICS financial cooperation.
An analysis by Russian analyst Dmitri Trenin argues that Western commentators misunderstand BRICS by focusing on internal differences, and frames the group as an early model of a multipolar order based on sovereignty, equality, and consensus.
Moscow backs Havana’s intention to expand its participation in the bloc, which currently has 11 full members.
BRICS adopted a 140-point New Delhi Declaration at its 18th summit, addressing Middle East tensions, unilateral sanctions, Gaza, global governance reform, trade, finance, artificial intelligence and climate.
