Iran presses BRICS to confront ‘declining empires’ and shared security threats

Last updated: May 15, 2026 | 04:09

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (File Photo/Reuters)

New Delh: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday at the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, called for countries to unite against American bullying, arguing that such practices must be consigned to the "dustbin of history."

Addressing the gathering, Araghchi said many countries present were familiar with "slight variations of the same repugnant coercion". He urged BRICS nations to respond collectively and more assertively.

"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.…