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Modi urges Mideast dialogue; Iran defies US at BRICS Summit

September 12, 2026

Summary

Leaders at the BRICS 2026 summit in New Delhi, including China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi, expressed deep concern over escalating Middle East tensions and called for maximum restraint. The summit aimed to forge unity among expanded BRICS members despite divergent views on the Iran war and US relations.

Coverage by lane

Left

  • Xi Jinping gets red carpet at Brics summit amid thaw in India-China relations
  • India’s Modi calls for empowerment of Global South at BRICS Summit
  • BRICS summit leaders urge 'maximum restraint' in Middle East
  • As Oil Prices Rise, BRICS Leaders Have What U.S. Doesn’t: Iran at the Table

Center

  • Tehran won’t surrender to the U.S., Iranian President Pezeshkian says, as India's Modi urges dialogue and peace
  • Modi Seeks BRICS Unity as Global Tensions Rise
  • BRICS Countries Call for Maximum Restraint in the Middle East
  • China’s Xi says Mideast war ‘has caused serious losses’ and doesn’t serve world’s interests - The Times of Israel
  • Leaders Arrive At Bharat Mandapam
  • BRICS 2026: Leaders Arrive At Bharat Mandapam
  • BRICS 2026: Narendra Modi Arrives At Bharat Mandapam
  • Trump's America-first world is pushing other powers to hedge their bets

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