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BRICS foreign ministers kick off meeting in Delhi amid Iran war and oil issues

BRICS foreign ministers kick off meeting in Delhi amid Iran war and oil issues

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India, chairing the BRICS bloc for 2026, hosted a two‑day foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi focused on the Middle East conflict and fuel crisis. Delegations from the expanded group arrived in the city while the summit overlapped with President Donald Trump’s state visit to China. Participants also planned to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their stay.

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
India Foreign Affairs Ministry
1. There is a growing expectation, particularly from emerging markets and developing countries, that BRICS will play a constructive and stabilizing role.
2. Safe and unimpeded maritime flows through international waterways, including the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, remain vital for global economic well-being.
3. The conflict in West Asia merits particular attention. Continuing tensions, risks to maritime traffic, and disruptions to energy infrastructure highlight the fragility of the situation.
4. We meet at a time of considerable flux in international relations.
5. The meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers is scheduled for the 14th and 15th May, and we are presiding over it.
6. Our political cooperation is even more valuable in an uncertain and volatile global environment.
Shri Randhir Jaiswal
India Foreign Affairs Ministry
1. We will let you know as things progress.
Abbas Araqchi
Iranian Foreign Ministry
1. Enmity with the Great People of Iran is a foolish gamble. Collusion with Israel in doing so: unforgivable.
2. That false sense of entitlement must be shattered by all of us. Iran, therefore, calls upon BRICS member states and all responsible members of the international community to explicitly condemn violations of international law by the United States and Israel, including their illegal aggression against Iran, a member of BRICS.
3. It is necessary for all of us to intensify our efforts to end this sense of superiority and impunity on the part of the United States — a notion that has no place in today's world.
4. We must live side ‌by side ⁠in peace, and this requires peaceful relations and complete understanding between the two countries.
5. When the attacks started, they didn't even issue a condemnation.
6. I didn't name the UAE in my (BRICS) statement for the sake of unity. But the truth is that the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against my country.
Kazem Gharibabadi
Iranian Foreign Ministry
1. We want India's BRICS chairship to be successful. It is not a good approach to send a signal to the world that the BRICS is divided. One country is insisting on condemning Iran.
2. This is the current situation, but if there is an expectation that all vessels will pass the State of Hormuz, I think due to the restrictions and the situation that we have, it is not possible. We would like to cooperate with friendly countries like India to facilitate the passage of some more vessels.
3. Eleven Indian vessels have already passed through the State of Hormuz. And now we are working to facilitate the passing of some more Indian vessels in this regard due to the relations that we have with India. This is not the case for many other countries.
4. It's not good to signal that BRICS is divided but we have been attacked by the US and Israel. And one neighbouring country wants to condemn Iran even though we have only defended ourselves.
5. We had no option but to target all facilities of US bases in the UAE, or any facilities and installations in the UAE in which the United States had a role or participation.
6. The UAE is an aggressor, not merely an accomplice to aggression.
7. Therefore, a party that itself contributed to the creation and escalation of tensions lacks any legitimacy to level political accusations and claims against Iran.
8. The United Arab Emirates played a significant role in supporting and facilitating the military aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Rafael Loss
European Council on Foreign Relations
1. It is unlikely that the BRICS summit will produce a consensus statement that goes beyond condemning attacks on nations' sovereignty in general terms as BRICS has opted to do in the past, including on Russia's war against Ukraine.
2. But if the price is right, and with Trump's short-termism and disregard of traditional US allies, Xi could be persuaded to take a more vocal line vis-a-vis Iran.
3. The Iran war is likely to cast a shadow over both the BRICS summit and the Trump-Xi meeting.
Michael Dunford
1. A consequence of the coincidence of Trump's visit to China with the BRICS foreign ministers' summit in India is that Wang Yi will not attend, with China represented by its Indian ambassador Xu Feihong.
2. The meeting in India occurs at a difficult time in which the cohesion of the BRICS confronts challenges due to the closer relations of India with the US and Israel, and the conflict in West Asia between Iran and the UAE.
Dhananjay Tripathi
South Asian University
1. When developing countries are facing enormous pressure, particularly from the United States, at this point in time, then BRICS also has a responsibility to at least issue some statement of this kind, expressing, if not their anger, at least their concern that the sovereignty of a developing country has been violated.
Muddassir Quamar
Jawaharlal Nehru University
1. However, one might expect convergence on less contentious issues including global governance, multilateralism, sustainability, (and) food security.
2. In terms of outcome, it would be difficult to reach a consensus given the divergences among member states, and it is unlikely to generate any consensus or unanimous statement on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

BRICS foreign ministers kick off meeting in Delhi amid Iran war and oil issues

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