'It Is High Time': Iran's Araghchi Calls For Joint Efforts Against US Bullying At BRICS Meet

Last Updated:May 14, 2026, 16:54 IST

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the BRICS meeting in New Delhi urged joint action against US coercion, as BRICS expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE, Indonesia

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi and called for joint efforts against “repugnant coercion" of the US.

Speaking at the meeting, Araghchi said nations cannot ignore the common and dangerous challenge.

“To virtually everyone in this room, our resistance against US bullying is not an unfamiliar battle. So many of us encounter slight variations of the same repugnant coercion. It is high time for us to jointly step up and work towards making clear that those practices belong in the dustbin of history. Today, our nations are closer to one another than ever before, and we cannot ignore the common and dangerous challenge we all face. History has shown that empires in decline will stop at nothing to arrest their inevitable fates. A wounded animal will desperately claw and roar on its way down," he said.

BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded in 2024 to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, with Indonesia joining in 2025.

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