The latest BRICS foreign ministers' meeting concluded without a joint statement, highlighting widening rifts among member states over the escalating conflict with Iran.
Iran's Foreign Minister urged the bloc to condemn what he called "violations of international law by the United States and Israel," but the proposal failed to achieve consensus. Diverging national interests and alliances prevented the group from presenting a unified position, marking a rare failure to issue a collective communiqué.
The development underscores the growing complexity of geopolitics within BRICS, as member nations navigate competing pressures from global powers and regional conflicts.