Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is likely to visit India later this week to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting scheduled for May 14 and 15.
The visit comes at a time of heightened tensions in West Asia following the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel and The US.
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Iran FM Araghchi comes to India this week to attend BRICS FMs meet. For India, focus will be on conversation over Hormuz. Iran will be keen that BRICS issue a statement on West Asia war. Details:pic.twitter.com/BONigilXdd
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) May 11, 2026
Diplomacy’s next stop: New Delhi
The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting will serve as a precursor to the 18th BRICS Summit scheduled in New Delhi this September.
ANI, citing sources, reported that Araghchi is expected to participate in the two-day meeting which will bring together top diplomats from member nations to discuss regional and global developments.
However, there has been no official statement from the Indian government or the Iranian foreign ministry confirming Araghchi's visit at the time of writing.
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🇺ðŸ‡ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡· This war stopped being about Iran a long time ago. It's BRICS versus the G7...
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 10, 2026
Step back from the daily missile exchanges and look at the alignment that's actually formed.
The U.S. and Israel on one side, Russia and China on the other, with Iran as the test case for pic.twitter.com/CmtZCmugNF
BRICS will show its mortar
BRICS, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa along with newly inducted member countries, has increasingly focused on issues related to global governance, trade and security coordination.
The upcoming foreign ministers’ meeting in India is expected to serve as a key diplomatic platform amid growing international concern over instability in West Asia.
Why this visit could matter beyond optics
Reuters has reported that India is trying to build consensus among BRICS members on the Middle East conflict and has sought safe passage for vessels around the Strait of Hormuz, where the crisis has disrupted shipping and energy flows.
So the value of an Araghchi visit, if it happens, is that it gives Iran and India a multilateral setting to talk about West Asia, shipping security, and energy risk at a moment when those issues are already live for both sides.
It is a low-friction diplomatic channel, with BRICS serving as the cover and the agenda already aligned to the subject.
