Iran Proposes BRICS Mechanism to Resist Western Sanctions

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, addressing an online BRICS summit, called for the establishment of a joint framework among member states to mitigate the effects of unilateral Western sanctions.

"BRICS could develop a joint support mechanism to protect its members from illegal sanctions so that the economies of the countries can continue to grow and develop without unfair political pressure," the president's press service quoted him as saying, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

Pezeshkian stressed that the world must move away from using tools such as economic sanctions in order to restore confidence in a just, multipolar system, adding that BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization could play a key role in this effort.