Tehran had wanted the grouping of emerging economies to condemn the US-Israeli war on Iran and accused US ally the UAE of direct involvement in military operations against it.

The sharp differences within BRICS, which India has blamed for the lack of a consensus on the West Asia situation, became public with Iran accusing the UAE of blocking a joint…

The BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting commences Thursday. Tensions in West Asia are impacting discussions. Iran and UAE have not reached a consensus on the crisis. India is…