Iran prez to visit India for BRICS summit amid Middle East tensions

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Iran's president plans to visit India for the BRICS summit amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi highlighted India's potential role in de-escalating the crisis, emphasizing negotiation over military solutions as the only viable path forward.

Iran has signalled that it sees India as a potential partner in efforts to ease tensions in West Asia, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying New Delhi could play a greater role in de-escalating the ongoing crisis. Araghchi made the remarks during his visit to India in June. He said Tehran did not see a military solution to the conflict and believed that negotiations offered only viable way forward.