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Iran's President to attend BRICS summit in Russia 

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  • Iran's President to attend BRICS summit in Russia 
  • September 15, 2024
  • Article Body Text DUBAI — <p>Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia, state media cited Tehran's ambassador in Moscow as saying Sunday, amid tensions with the West over military cooperation between the two countries.</p> <p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and was likely to use them in Ukraine within weeks. Cooperation between Moscow and Tehran threatened wider European security, he said.</p> <p>The United States, Germany, Britain and France on Tuesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, including measures against its national airline Iran Air.</p> <p><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-denies-delivering-ballistic-missiles-aid-to-moscow-s-ukraine-war-effort/7783007.html"><figure><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-f81a-08dcb8bf98f6_cx0_cy7_cw0_w1600_r0_n_s.jpg" /></figure></a><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-denies-delivering-ballistic-missiles-aid-to-moscow-s-ukraine-war-effort/7783007.html">Iran denies delivering ballistic missiles, aid to Moscow’s Ukraine war effort</a></p> <p>Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Wednesday that Tehran did not deliver any ballistic missiles to Russia and that sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the three European countries against Iran were not a solution.</p> <p>Iran's ambassador in Russia Kazem Jalali confirmed Sunday that Pezeshkian will attend the summit of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, scheduled to be held in Kazan, Russia from Oct. 22 to 24, according to Iran's state media.</p> <p>Pezeshkian will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin there, Jalali said.</p> <p>Iran and Russia are set to sign a bilateral comprehensive cooperation agreement.</p>
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  • Embargo Date September 15, 2024 15:56 EDT
  • Byline Reuters
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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