Iran and the United Arab Emirates endorse a joint BRICS statement urging restraint in the Middle East, a move outlets describe as signaling diplomatic progress between the two countries despite their division over the conflict. The endorsement is announced as part of activity linked to the BRICS engagement in New Delhi.
Separately, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in a high-level bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the BRICS summit’s first day. Multiple reports characterize the encounter as the highest-level meeting between Iran and the UAE since the war began.
Across the sources, emphasis differs slightly: some focus on the BRICS statement as the main development, while others highlight the accompanying bilateral meeting between top leaders as the context for the diplomatic shift. All accounts tie the developments to the same timeframe and location in New Delhi on Sept. 12.
