BRICS Calls for ‘Maximum Restraint’ as Middle East War Deepens — But Divisions Remain
The New Delhi summit exposed both the strength and the weakness of the BRICS bloc: Iran and the UAE managed to sign up to a call for “maximum restraint,” yet the group avoided naming responsibility for the escalation. Where its language became much sharper was on economics — with a direct challenge to unilateral tariffs, sanctions and the wider use of Western financial pressure.
