BRICS negotiators labour late to forge consensus on Delhi Declaration

BRICS negotiators extended talks into the evening as they sought to build consensus on a Delhi Declaration, with officials indicating that language around the Iran-Israel conflict remained unresolved. Contentious points included references to the U.S.-backed Israeli operations against Iran and Tehran's retaliatory strikes on installations across the West Asian region.

The deadlock highlighted divisions among BRICS members on how to address the escalating Middle East tensions in the summit's final communiqué. Multiple rounds of negotiations were required to bridge the gaps between member nations' positions on the geopolitical flashpoint.