Head of Iran's negotiating delegation Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reacted to the surge in oil prices by sharing a clip from a famous American animated series.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian departed New Delhi for Tehran on Sunday evening, September 13, 2026, after concluding his attendance at the 18th BRICS Summit, and was seen off by India's Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.

Concluding his visit to India and participation in the BRICS summit, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian evaluated the event as highly positive for collective cooperation and bilateral engagements.

The 18th BRICS Summit and BRICS Plus meeting were held in New Delhi on September 11–12, 2026, hosted by India. Overshadowed by Middle Eastern conflicts, the war in Ukraine, energy crises, and global trade disruptions driven by US hegemony and unilateralism, the event emerged as one of the most critical political gatherings for the Global South.

Abbas Araghchi stated that the agenda for tomorrow's meeting in Oman focuses on a new maritime route in the Strait of Hormuz.

Lightning offensives by Yemen's Ansarullah on the country's western coast and their control over another vital Middle Eastern waterway, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, have created a major new predicament for US President Donald Trump.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran occupies a geopolitical position that could make it a crossroads linking south to north and east to west in terms of regional transport and connectivity, adding that Iran is fully prepared to revive this route and work together with partners — a development he said would allow experience, skills and cultures to build far better relations with one another.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged the BRICS group to take a more active role in defending national sovereignty, protecting territorial integrity, and upholding the international prohibition on the use of force, emphasizing that the bloc reflects a growing global demand for a balanced and multi-polar international order.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated that all member states of the BRICS group share a firm consensus on the imperative to strengthen national currencies and expand their use in intra-bloc trade, while the proposal for a unified currency remains under active evaluation.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, emphasizing the necessity of strategic planning to tap into existing capacities for expanding bilateral economic ties.