Why the Iran conflict is becoming a problem for BRICS
Key takeaways
- Second BRICS meeting in a row collapses without joint position because of disagreements over the US-Israeli war on Iran.
- It was the second consecutive BRICS gathering in India to fail to produce a consensus on the conflict involving the United States and Israel.
- The meeting opened on Thursday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi under the chairship of Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
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Second BRICS meeting in a row collapses without joint position because of disagreements over the US-Israeli war on Iran.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Foreign ministers and senior officials from partner countries gather during the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on May 14, 2026 [AFP]By Abid Hussain Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a common position on the war on Iran, with the bloc’s outcome document acknowledging only that “differing views” remained among members.
It was the second consecutive BRICS gathering in India to fail to produce a consensus on the conflict involving the United States and Israel.