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BRICS leaders call for 'maximum restraint' as Middle East war threatens unity

Cover image: Participants, including Russia's President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, walk during the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2026. © Kristina Solovyova via Reuters

BRICS leaders meeting in New Delhi on Saturday unanimously adopted a joint declaration expressing "deep concern" over the war in the Middle East and urging maximum restraint. The statement was seen as indirect criticism of US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

The BRICS group of emerging economies on Saturday unanimously adopted a joint declaration expressing "deep concern" over the war in the Middle East and urged maximum restraint, ​advocating ‌for a "multilateral approach" that respects national ⁠viewpoints.

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