BRICS nations criticise Trump’s tariffs, condemn attacks on Iran

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२३ असार २०८२, सोमबार १३:१५July 7, 2025

Washington. At sunday’s summit, BRICS leaders targeted US President Donald Trump’s “indiscriminate” import duties and recent Israeli-AMERICAN attacks on Iran.

11 emerging countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, account for nearly half of the world’s population and 40 percent of global economic output. TAG_OPEN_div_70

Although the group is divided on many issues, the U.S. leader and his stop-start have found common reasons for the customs duty wars that begin.

Expressing “serious concern over unilateral tariff hikes”, according to a joint statement from the

summit, brics members said customs duties risked harming the global economy.

On Sunday night, Trump gave a direct reply to this group on social media. “Any country that aligns itself with BRICS’s anti-US policies will be subject to an additional 10 per cent customs duty. There will be no exception to this policy,” Trump wrote on his Truth social platform.

Earlier, BRICS condemned a series of military attacks on nuclear and other targets by Israel and the United States and offered symbolic support to fellow member Iran.

In April, Trump threatened allies and rivals alike with punitive duties, before proposing a month-long break to deal with market sales.

Trump TAG_OPEN_div_58 has threatened to impose unilateral tariffs on partners until a “deal” is reached by August 1.

The summit announcement did not criticize the United States or its president at any point, giving a clear concession to US allies such as Brazil, India, and Saudi Arabia.

BRICS, envisioned two decades ago as a platform for a fast-growing economy, is seen as a counterbalance driven by China to the US and Western European powers.

, however, the group is struggling to reach a meaningful consensus on issues that challenge U.S. global dominance, from the Gaza War, as it expands to include Iran, Saudi Arabia and others.

For example, despite Tehran’s long-standing situation of destroying Israel, BRICS nations collectively called for a peaceful two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

TAG_OPEN_div_48 An Iranian diplomatic source said his government’s “objections” had been sent to organizers in Brazil. Nevertheless, Iran has not stopped categorically denying that statement.

TAG_OPEN_div_46 According to Brazilian government sources, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister skipped Sunday’s discussions altogether in possible further signs of diplomatic sensitivity.

Saudi Arabia is one of TAG_OPEN_div_44 the world’s leading beneficiaries of high-tech U.S. military exports and a long-standing U.S. partner.

The political power TAG_OPEN_div_42 of this year’s summit has declined after China’s Xi Jinping left the meeting for the first time in 12 years as president.

The Chinese leader is not the only notable absent person. Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused of war crimes in Ukraine, also chose to stay away and participated via video link. He told his counterparts that BRICS has become a key player in global governance.

The

summit also called for regulation to control artificial intelligence (AI) and said that this technology cannot be the only protection of wealthy nations.

The TAG_OPEN_div_36 commercial AI sector is currently dominated by U.S. tech giants. However, China and other countries are developing capabilities at a rapid pace.