Iran to join BRICS New Development Bank, says CBI chief

🔹Central Bank of Iran Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati, attending the BRICS summit in India, announced that Iran will soon become a member of the New Development Bank (NDB)—the financial arm of the BRICS bloc .

🔹Hemmati noted that important monetary, banking, and digital economy cooperation has already begun with India, and that the BRICS gathering provides a key opportunity for bilateral and multilateral financial talks .

🔹He also stressed that BRICS members could conduct trade in their national currencies, and Tehran is pursuing monetary cooperation bilaterally and trilaterally .

📞 President Pezeshkian: Iran has not acted outside international law

🔹In a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that "the US and the Zionist regime have disrupted regional peace and stability by invading Iran, assassinating the Leader of the Revolution, martyring numerous civilians—including the students of Minab—and destroying civilian infrastructure."

🔹"Iran has never sought instability in the region. I hope Japan's diplomatic efforts for regional peace will bear fruit," he added.

🔹Prime Minister Takaichi expressed Tokyo's support for diplomatic means to end the war.

🔹Iran has repeatedly stated that it operates within the framework of international law, while holding the US and Israel responsible for escalating tensions and committing war crimes.

Pakistan envoy: Iran, Egypt could also join Mecca Agreement

🔹Pakistan's Ambassador to Moscow, Muhammad Khalid Jamali, stated that Islamabad has no objection to Iran and Egypt joining the trilateral defense pact signed between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey .

🔹"Without the participation of active regional parties, no development can be achieved," he said, adding that Israel has not only attacked neighboring countries but has also struck nations far from the region.

🔹 "We do not seek war with anyone, but if any party harbors aggressive intentions toward us, we possess the power and will to respond," he added.

SNSC Secretary: Iran and Pakistan are each other's strategic backers

🔹Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, stated in a meeting with Pakistan's Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi that Iran considers Pakistan's government, army, and nation "among the great assets of the Islamic world."

🔹He named Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Indonesia as major Islamic nations with a duty to pursue Islamic unity. He noted President Pezeshkian's special focus on Pakistan, emphasizing the need to "multiply trade exchanges several times over."

🔹Rezaei described the Iran-Pakistan relationship as genuine and faith-based, stating: "All leaders of the Islamic Republic have considered Pakistan Iran's strategic backing, and Iran Pakistan's strategic backing."

🔹Minister Naqvi noted that while bilateral ties have always been privileged, "in recent months, they have reached a level stronger than ever before."