BRICS Leaders Condemn Attacks on Iran, Tell Israel to Leave Gaza

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, speaks during the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6.Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg

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By Simone Iglesias, S'thembile Cele, and Mirette Magdy

July 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM UTC

BRICS leaders condemned US and Israeli attacks on Iran and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip, urging “just and lasting” solutions to conflicts across the Middle East.

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