“A wounded animal will scratch and growl on its way down,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said while addressing countries at the BRICS summit in Delhi.
The Iranian minister urged member states to condemn what he described as violations of international law by the United States and Israel, including their “unlawful aggression” against Tehran.
Also called Araghchi The BRICS leaders called for “preventing the politicization of international institutions” and taking the necessary measures to stop “incitement to war” and end impunity for those who violate the United Nations Charter.
“Iran calls on BRICS member states and all responsible members of the international community to explicitly condemn violations of international law by the United States and Israel, including their illegal aggression against BRICS member Iran, prevent the politicization of international institutions and take concrete measures to stop warmongering and end impunity for those who violate the UN Charter.”
Speaking on the opening day of the summit, the Foreign Minister said that Iran’s resistance to what he described as US “bullying” was not unique.
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“For almost everyone in this room, our resistance against American bullying is not an unfamiliar battle,” he said. “So many of us face subtle variations of the same abhorrent coercion.”
“It’s a lose-lose show,” Araqchi says.
Araqchi criticized the US President sharply Donald Trump said leaders who pursue “reckless” policies may believe they are advancing geopolitical interests, but warned that regional instability ultimately hurts all parties.
“Those who pursue reckless adventures may believe it advances their geopolitical interests. But as consumers and governments around the world now realize and understand, regional instability is a losing proposition for all parties, including the aggressors.”
He said it was time for leaders to work together to make it clear that practices such as “bullying” should be thrown in the trash. He added that countries cannot ignore “the common and serious challenges they face.”
“It is time for us to intensify our efforts and jointly make clear that these practices must go to the dustbin of history. Today, our nations are closer together than ever before, and we cannot ignore the common and dangerous challenge we all face. History has shown that declining empires will stop at nothing to stop their inevitable fates. A wounded animal will scratch and growl its way to the abyss.”
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“A symbol of the emerging world order”
Araqchi said that Iran views the BRICS countries as a symbol of the emerging global order, as the Global South is one of the main architects of the world’s future. However, he noted that this institution, once an ambitious ideal becomes a reality, becomes a “fragile” institution.
“Over the past year, I have had the honor of attending two BRICS summits to express the Iranian government’s belief that this mechanism symbolizes the emergence of a new world order, one in which the Global South is one of the main architects of the world’s future,” Araqchi said. “What was once an aspirational ideal has become a reality, but it has become fragile. Declining imperial powers are seeking to turn back the clock, and are responding with desperation and aggression as they seek to downgrade.”
BRICS summit in New Delhi
World leaders gathered in New Delhi for the two-day BRICS summit starting on May 14. The meeting was attended by key officials, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, and South African Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola.
China is represented by its ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, as Wang Yi remained in China on an important visit by Trump.
The bloc, which initially consisted of Brazil, Russia, India and China, expanded in 2011 with the accession of South Africa. More recently, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates have also been accepted.
