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BRICS Nations Rally Behind Iran, Condemn US and Israeli Strikes
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China’s Premier Li Qiang, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other leaders attend the opening meeting of BRICS Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
BRICS member countries voiced strong support for Iran during their annual summit in Rio de Janeiro this week, condemning Israel and the United States for attacks on Tehran’s nuclear program and military infrastructure amid last month’s 12-day war.
The BRICS group is a bloc of emerging economies — originally Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — that positions itself as an alternative to institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Iran became a member of the group in 2024, joining six new members, including Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“We condemn the military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran since 13 June 2025,” leaders from the BRICS nations said in a joint statement released Sunday.
“We further express serious concern over deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities,” the statement read.
According to the 11-nation coalition, the recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities “constitute a violation of international law.”
This latest move by the BRICS coalition not only provides Tehran with rare international support after the 12-day Israel-Iran war, but also signals a unified front against Western ideology and US influence.
In a social media post, US President Donald Trump warned that countries aligning with BRICS policies opposing US interests would face additional tariffs.
“Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff,” Trump warned in a post on Truth Social. “There will be no exceptions to this policy.”
In response, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who hosted the summit, condemned Trump’s comments as reckless.
“We don’t want an emperor, we are sovereign countries,” Lula said during his closing remarks on Monday. “It’s not right for a president of a country the size of the United States to threaten the world online.”
Last month, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a sweeping military campaign aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear capabilities and neutralizing what officials described as an imminent nuclear threat.
Israel’s campaign of airstrikes and covert sabotage from within Iran came on the 61st day of a 60-day deadline set by Trump for Tehran to secure a deal through diplomacy to curb the country’s nuclear activities.
After five rounds of negotiations with Washington, a potential agreement fell through when Iran announced it would continue its uranium enrichment and expand its nuclear program. Since then, the Islamist regime has faced mounting pressure to return to the negotiating table.
The US joined Israel’s airstrike campaign against Tehran by launching a large-scale military operation that destroyed three key nuclear enrichment facilities, including the heavily fortified Fordow site, ultimately leading to a US-brokered ceasefire.
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Report: IDF Probes Whether Houthis Used Iranian Cluster Bomb-Bearing Missile
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi addresses followers via a video link at the al-Shaab Mosque, formerly al-Saleh Mosque, in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
i24 News – The Israeli military said Saturday it launched a probe into the failure of its defenses to fully intercept a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi jihadists, parts of which struck not far from the Ben Gurion airport on Friday night.
According to the Ynet website, one of the hypotheses being examined is that the projectile contained cluster munitions, similar to those used by Iran to fire at Israeli cities during the 12-day war in June. Cluster munitions pose a challenge to interceptors as they disperse smaller explosives over a wide area.
In June, Iran fired several missiles carrying scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties.
The IDF said on Saturday that its initial review suggests the ballistic missile from Yemen likely fragmented in mid-air. Five interceptors from various systems engaged with the missile, including THAAD, Arrow, David Sling & Iron Dome.
Authorities said that shrapnel impacted a house in the central Israeli moshav of Ginaton, yet no one was hurt, with the fragment landing in the house’s backyard.
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Iran Forces Kill Six Militants, IRNA Reports, Israel Link Seen
The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 3, 2023. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iranian security forces shot dead six militants in a clash in southeastern Iran on Saturday, a day after armed rebels killed five police officers in the restive region, the official news agency IRNA reported.
IRNA said evidence showed the group was linked to Israel and may have been trained by Israel‘s Mossad spy agency. There was no immediate Israeli reaction to the allegation.
Another two members of the militant group were arrested, the report said. All but one of the militants were foreign, it added, without giving their nationality.
Iranian police said this month they had arrested as many as 21,000 suspects during the 12-day war with Israel in June.
Iran’s southeast has been the scene of sporadic clashes between security forces and armed groups, including Sunni militants and separatists who say they are fighting for greater rights and autonomy.
Tehran says some of them have ties to foreign powers and are involved in cross-border smuggling and insurgency.
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Benny Gantz Urges Time-Limited National Unity Government to Further Chances of Hostage Deal
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz attends his party’s meeting at the Knesset, Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
i24 News – Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz on Saturday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition politicians to form a temporary national unity government to further the chances of bringing home the hostages held in Gaza.
Addressing Netanyahu, Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman, Gantz said that the proposed government’s two supreme priorities would be the release of Israeli hostages held by the jihadists of Hamas and instituting universal conscription in Israel by ending the exemption from military service enjoyed by the ultra-Orthodox.
Upon attainment of the goals, the government would dissolve and call an election.
“The government’s term will begin with a hostage deal that brings everyone home,” Gantz said in a video address. “Within weeks, we will formulate an enlistment outline that would see our ultra-Orthodox brethren drafted to the military and ease the burden on those already serving. Finally, we will announce an agreed-upon election date in the spring of 2026 and pass a law to dissolve the Knesset [Israeli parliament] accordingly. This is what’s right for Israel.”