Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Iran President Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi
The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, is planning to visit India next month.
He is going to New Delhi for a big meeting called the BRICS Summit.
This will be his first visit to India since problems started between Iran and the United States in February.
While he is there, he will meet India's prime minister, Narendra Modi.
They will talk about making friendship between India and Iran stronger.
They will also talk about a port called Chabahar and what is happening in West Asia.
India wants to talk about keeping Indian sailors safe in the Strait of Hormuz.
Some sailors have lost their lives there, and more than 165 Indian sailors are working in that area right now.
Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi next month to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.
The visit will be his first to India since the conflict with the US began in February, according to Iranian sources.
Pezeshkian will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India-Iran ties, the Chabahar port, and West Asia developments.
India is expected to raise the safety of Indian seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz, where several have lost their lives due to strikes.
More than 165 Indian seafarers are currently operating in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf.
- Who
- Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Pezeshkian will attend the 18th BRICS Summit and hold bilateral talks with Modi
- When
- Next month
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To strengthen India-Iran ties, discuss the Chabahar port and West Asia developments, and address the safety of Indian seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
- Visitor
- Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran
- Host
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
- Event
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Key topics
- India-Iran ties, Chabahar port, West Asia developments, safety of Indian seafarers
- Indian seafarers in the region
- More than 165 operating in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf
- Previous meeting
- Pezeshkian and Modi met at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024