00:00A striking diplomatic moment is emerging from the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
00:06Iran and the United Arab Emirates have backed a joint statement calling for restraint in the Middle East war,
00:12despite being sharply divided by the conflict.
00:16The development comes as the United States and Iran continue their tit-for-tat strikes,
00:22with tensions spreading across the Gulf.
00:24Iranian President Masoud Pazeshkian also held a high-level meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin
00:33Zayed Al-Nayan.
00:35It was the highest level meeting between the two countries since the war began.
00:40The meeting could mark a rare opening between two countries that have found themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
00:47According to Abu Dhabi's media office, the leaders discussed regional and international developments,
00:53de-escalation, stability, and efforts to advance peace and development.
00:58There was no immediate indication of a specific agreement,
01:02but simply bringing Tehran and Abu Dhabi together carries significance.
01:07Iran has launched repeated attacks on the UAE during the conflict.
01:12The diplomatic message was reinforced by the broader BRICS Declaration.
01:16The group expressed deep concern over the continued escalation across the Middle East,
01:22and called on all sides to exercise maximum restraint.
01:26The statement also warned against actions that could further aggravate the situation.
01:32BRICS leaders called for civilian protection and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states.
01:39They also highlighted the need to protect global trade, supply chains, energy flows, and maritime security.
01:46Those demands come as war-related disruptions continue to threaten critical economic roots.
01:53But the summit is facing a difficult test.
01:56BRICS has expanded dramatically since its original formation by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
02:04Iran and the UAE now members alongside Egypt, Ethiopia, and Indonesia.
02:10That diversity is precisely what makes the bloc's Middle East diplomacy so complicated.
02:16Tehran and Abu Dhabi have sharply different security interests.
02:21Yet summit organizers and diplomats have worked to find language that both countries could accept.
02:27India is playing a central role in keeping those conversations alive.
02:31Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the summit by saying BRICS had come of age and should translate unity and consensus
02:39into concrete results.
02:41New Delhi maintains important relations with Washington, Russia, Tehran, Israel, and the Gulf Arab states.
02:49That puts India in a delicate diplomatic position.
02:52China is also pushing for diplomacy.
02:55Chinese President Xi Jinping said BRICS countries should stand on the right side of history by working towards a more
03:02equitable international order.
03:04He said China was ready to play its role in achieving peace and stability in the Middle East.
03:10He called on the relevant parties to remain committed to a political settlement and work towards a permanent and comprehensive
03:17ceasefire.
03:18The Iran-UAE meeting therefore offers a rare moment of diplomacy amid a widening regional war.
03:26For Iran and Abu Dhabi, backing the same BRICS statement does not erase their differences.
03:32For BRICS, it demonstrates that the expanded bloc can potentially provide a forum for difficult regional conversations.
03:40And for India, it reinforces New Delhi's role as a diplomatic bridge between countries that rarely agree.
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