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A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government gathering at a square in Tehran, Iran, August 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 14, 2026, 3:18 pm
Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, central bank chief says
In bid to skirt US and international sanctions, Islamic Republic seeks to build on its 2024 accession to bloc formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
By Reuters
Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP/Fatima Shbair)
May 14, 2026, 5:17 pm
Ship said seized, diverted to Iran, another sunk, in latest Strait of Hormuz actions
British navy monitor says vessel anchored off coast of UAE has been nabbed; India condemns sinking of cargo ship carrying livestock off Oman, 114 crew rescued
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attending the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025. (Eraldo Peres/AP)
May 13, 2026, 11:37 am
War overshadows BRICS forum bringing together Iran and UAE in India
Tehran urges hosts to use platform to build consensus condemning US-Israeli strikes, but its attacks on Emirates and reports that Gulf countries struck back may ratchet up tensions
By Aftab Ahmed and Saurabh Sharma
The Iranian navy ship Naghdi is seen docked at Simon's Town Harbour in Cape Town, South Africa, January 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
January 16, 2026, 6:54 am
US slams South Africa for hosting joint naval drills with Iran amid protest crackdown
American embassy says ‘South Africa can’t lecture the world while cozying up to Iran,’ after exercises that also included navies of China, Russia and UAE
By AFP
(L to R) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China's Premier Li Qiang, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pose for a family photo during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6, 2025. (Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)
July 6, 2025, 11:50 pm
BRICS forum, in Brazil, condemns US, Israeli airstrikes on Iran
In rare diplomatic win for Tehran, 11-nation group says attacks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile programs ‘constitute a violation of international law’
By AFP and ToI Staff
A handout picture obtained from Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah Media Center shows what they say is their targeting of CHIOS LION, a Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker, by unmanned surface vessels in the Red Sea on July 15, 2024. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE / AFP)
October 25, 2024, 5:23 am
Russia provided Houthis with tracking data to target ships in Red Sea — report
WSJ reports that members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Yemen relayed the info to the rebel group, helping it attack maritime traffic through key shipping lane
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds the annual meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, via video conference, in Moscow, Russia, December 4, 2023. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 5, 2023, 1:58 pm
Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war on rare trip to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Kremlin announces surprise Middle East visit, hoping for ‘very useful negotiations’; Russian president to host Iranian counterpart in Moscow later this week
By Agencies
File: President of China Xi Jinping (R) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) attend the China-Africa Leaders' Roundtable Dialogue on the last day of the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023. (ALET PRETORIUS / POOL / AFP)
November 20, 2023, 11:19 pm
South Africa to host BRICS summit on Israel-Hamas war
Virtual summit of forum comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa aims to draw up common response to Gaza conflict; UN secretary-general also attending
By AFP
From left, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a BRICS group photo during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 23, 2023. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP)
August 24, 2023, 3:44 pm
Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE all set to join BRICS bloc of emerging economies
Group, which includes Western rivals Russia and China, also to welcome Argentina, Egypt, and Ethiopia in 2024; Tehran hails ‘strategic victory for Iran’s foreign policy’
By Gerald Imray and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2023. (Ramil Sitdikov/Photo host Agency RIA Novosti via AP)
July 19, 2023, 4:33 pm
South Africa says Putin to skip upcoming summit due to ICC arrest warrant
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says decision for Russian leader not to attend was by ‘mutual agreement,’ allowing him to avoid dilemma of whether to execute warrant
By Gerald Imray
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017. (AFP/SPUTNIK/Mikhail KLIMENTYEV)
December 2, 2017, 3:22 am
Russia gears up to build its own ‘independent internet’
Putin wants infrastructure for BRIC nations in place by August; defense experts say move could be tied to Moscow’s plans for ‘offensive cyber operations’
By ToI Staff
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa during the BRICS 2013 Summit in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Sabelo Mngoma)
March 28, 2013, 9:51 am
Developing powers call for end to sanctions on Iran
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa also express concern over a possible military strike on Tehran’s nuclear facilities
By Adiv Sterman
Head of the Syrian National Coalition Moaz al-Khatib speaks during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 18, 2013. (photo credit: AP)
March 27, 2013, 6:19 pm
Syrian opposition opens embassy in Qatar
Syrian National Coalition flag hoisted at inauguration ceremony in Doha attended by Arab and Western ambassadors
By ToI Staff and AP
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