{"id":12243,"date":"2026-05-14T15:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=12243"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:41:10","slug":"iran-urges-brics-to-counter-western-hegemony-defend-global-south-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/iran-urges-brics-to-counter-western-hegemony-defend-global-south-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran urges BRICS to counter Western hegemony, defend global South sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi,<\/strong><strong> Thursday, May 14, 2026<\/strong><strong> (WNP):<\/strong> Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday called for an end to \u201cWestern hegemony\u201d and urging member states to prevent the politicization of international institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing at the BRICS Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting, hosted by Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Araghchi accused the United States and Israel of carrying out \u201cbrutal and unlawful aggression\u201d against Iran, alleging that the attacks were based on false claims contradicting assessments by the International Atomic Energy Agency and even US intelligence findings.<\/p>\n<p>He said Iran had become the victim of \u201cillegal expansionism and warmongering,\u201d stressing that regional instability harms all sides, including the aggressors. \u201cIran is unbreakable and only emerges stronger and more united under pressure,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Iranian foreign minister emphasized that Tehran remains committed to diplomacy despite maintaining readiness to defend its sovereignty. \u201cThere is no military solution to anything related to Iran,\u201d he said, while asserting that the Iranian people would never surrender to pressure or threats.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Araghchi described BRICS as a symbol of an emerging global order in which the Global South would play a decisive role in shaping the future. He warned that declining global powers were attempting to preserve dominance through coercion, aggression, and interference.<\/p>\n<p>He urged BRICS member states to collectively oppose a \u201cfalse sense of entitlement\u201d by Western powers and called for explicit condemnation of violations of international law by the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian minister also called on BRICS countries to work toward ending impunity for violations of the UN Charter, stressing that international institutions must remain independent and free from political manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to conflicts and humanitarian crises across the Global South, Araghchi said the world was witnessing increasing violations of sovereignty, aggression, and instability that demanded a collective and balanced international response.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by asserting that BRICS should emerge as a principal pillar of a \u201cmore just, balanced, and humane global order,\u201d adding that nations defending their dignity and independence \u201cmay endure hardship, but will never be defeated.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Thursday, May 14, 2026 (WNP): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday called for an end to \u201cWestern hegemony\u201d and urging member states to prevent the politicization of international institutions. Addressing at the BRICS Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting, hosted by Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Araghchi accused the United States and Israel of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","category-middle-east","category-south-asia","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12243\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}