Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Jeffrey Sachs Urges Trump to End Iran Conflict
Jeffrey Sachs is an economist who spoke at a BRICS-related event in India.
He said the conflict between Iran and the United States should not have happened.
He wants BRICS countries to work together to help end it.
Sachs said they should tell President Donald Trump to stop the conflict and return home.
He said BRICS should follow the United Nations Charter.
He also wants China to support India getting a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Sachs said India and China share important interests.
He also called for diplomacy to resolve the Russia–Ukraine war.
He said Ukrainian politicians had been reluctant during negotiations.
Jeffrey Sachs said the Iran–United States conflict should never have happened and called for a diplomatic resolution.
Sachs urged BRICS leaders to tell President Donald Trump, “That’s enough” and “Just go home.”
He said BRICS should support the United Nations Charter rather than be concerned about appearing to take sides.
Sachs called for China to support India’s bid for a permanent United Nations Security Council seat.
He also advocated a diplomatic outcome to the Russia–Ukraine war and said Ukrainian politicians had been reluctant during negotiations.
- Who
- American economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, BRICS leaders, Iran, the United States, China, and India.
- What
- Sachs called for an end to the Iran–United States conflict, greater BRICS action, United Nations reform, and diplomacy in the Russia–Ukraine war.
- When
- Sachs made the comments during the BRICS Dialogues held alongside the 18th BRICS Summit; the article identifies the summit dates as September 12–13.
- Where
- The discussion was held in New Delhi, India, with the summit taking place at Bharat Mandapam.
- Why
- Sachs said the conflict should never have happened and argued that BRICS has the size and influence to support the United Nations Charter and promote diplomacy.
Sachs’s Diplomatic Position
Positions Addressed by Sachs
BRICS’s response to the Iran–United States conflict
Sachs’s Diplomatic Position
Sachs argued that BRICS should actively call for an end to the conflict and uphold the United Nations Charter.
Positions Addressed by Sachs
The article notes that BRICS is perceived by some as taking sides because Iran is a member while the United States is not.
India’s permanent Security Council seat
Sachs’s Diplomatic Position
Sachs said China should support India becoming the sixth permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Positions Addressed by Sachs
The article does not report a response from China or other countries supporting or opposing the proposal.
Russia–Ukraine negotiations
Sachs’s Diplomatic Position
Sachs advocated a diplomatic outcome to the war.
Positions Addressed by Sachs
Sachs claimed that Ukrainian politicians had been reluctant during negotiations.
- Speaker
- Jeffrey D. Sachs, American economist and Columbia University professor
- Event
- BRICS Dialogues, an initiative by CNN-News18 in partnership with Firstpost
- Conflict discussed
- The ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States
- Sachs's appeal to BRICS
- Tell President Donald Trump, “That’s enough” and “Just go home”
- United Nations reform
- Sachs urged China to support India receiving a permanent United Nations Security Council seat
- Other war discussed
- The Russia–Ukraine war
- Summit location
- Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi