With Friends Like These: Sentiment toward Russia in BRICS nations, part 2 — Middle East

Key takeaways:

• Putin welcomed Iran into BRICS, which he hopes will grow into a counterweight to US military and economic supremacy.
• At recent conferences, Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, have appeared very close.
• Other Middle Eastern nations participating in BRICS—the United Arab Emirates and Egypt—welcomed economic ties and collaboration with Russia, but do not seem to be signing on to Putin’s larger political ambitions to the same extent.

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