https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-oil-prices-rise-brics-leaders-have-what-u-s-doesn-t-iran-at-the-tableContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-oil-prices-rise-brics-leaders-have-what-u-s-doesn-t-iran-at-the-tablehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-oil-prices-rise-brics-leaders-have-what-u-s-doesn-t-iran-at-the-table#u67299Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:20:28 +0000BRICS leaders are meeting in Delhi, where Prime Minister Modi is hosting Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The bloc adopted a joint declaration calling for maximum restraint in the Middle East. Member nations, including Russia, China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, are coordinating efforts to bypass sanctions and reduce the global financial dominance of the US dollar. This gathering occurs amid rising oil prices and heightened tensions with the United States, testing the internal cohesion of the expanded bloc.Why it mattersThe inclusion of Iran provides BRICS with diplomatic leverage over oil markets th