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Iran’s Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026

Indian Prime Minister Modi and Iranian President Pezeshkian last met in October 2024 at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia

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Iran’s Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026

What this story says

  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12 to 13 September 2026, as confirmed by Iranian sources.
  • India assumed the BRICS chairmanship from Brazil at the start of 2026 and will host the summit under the theme ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.’
  • Pezeshkian and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last met in October 2024 in Kazan, Russia, where they discussed bilateral ties and regional developments.
  • The summit will include leaders from China, Russia, and other BRICS members, with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin also expected to attend.

Who covered it

Left 17%(2)Centre 8%(1)Right 75%(9)

Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 18 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

33/100

Craft

77/100

Hype

15/100

18 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi on 12 to 13 September 2026 to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. The summit will be held under India’s chairmanship, which began in January 2026 after Brazil handed over the role. India’s theme for the summit is ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.’

Pezeshkian’s visit follows a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2024 on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. At that meeting, the two leaders discussed bilateral relations and regional developments. Iran became a full BRICS member in 2024, alongside Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates.

The summit will bring together leaders from BRICS member states, including China and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is also expected to attend. The agenda includes discussions on economic cooperation, global governance reform, energy security, artificial intelligence, climate change, and supply chain resilience.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mentioned Iran’s push for a stronger BRICS position on the West Asia conflict or its request for India’s help in building consensus within the grouping. The left-rated reports and the centre-rated report carried these details. None of the digests from any side included the specific topics listed under the summit’s agenda, such as artificial intelligence or supply chain resilience, which were detailed in One India’s full report.

Tags:#BRICSSummit2026#IndiaIranRelations#WestAsiaTensions#PezeshkianVisit#ModiDiplomacy

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 14 Aug 2026, 12:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

Which photograph to run is each newsroom’s own choice. The leaning beside a name is that outlet’s published rating, not a claim that the pictures divide along it. Every picture is shown from the outlet’s own server and links to the article it ran in.

Iran President Pezeshkian
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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The two left-rated reports led on the geopolitical significance of Pezeshkian’s visit. One India framed the trip as occurring ‘amid rising Strait of Hormuz tensions’ and highlighted Iran’s push for a stronger BRICS role in addressing conflicts in West Asia. It quoted Iranian sources stating that Pezeshkian’s visit could provide an opportunity to discuss ‘connectivity, trade, regional security and the situation in West Asia.’
  • One India also detailed the summit’s agenda, listing topics such as ‘global governance reform, energy security, artificial intelligence, climate change, food security and supply chain resilience.’ It noted that India intends to use a ‘people-centered and practical cooperation strategy’ during its chairmanship. Outlook India’s digest mentioned the expected attendance of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping alongside Pezeshkian.

Centre

1 rated outlet

  • The Economic Times led with Pezeshkian’s attendance as part of a broader gathering of senior leaders, including Putin. It noted that the summit would be held ‘as the grouping’s chair for 2026’ and that Pezeshkian’s participation comes ‘at a time when New Delhi’s engagement with Tehran has gained added importance amid continuing tensions in West Asia.’
  • The report also highlighted recent diplomatic engagements between India and Iran, including conversations between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. It stated that Araghchi travelled to New Delhi in May 2026 for the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, where Iran sought a stronger collective position from the grouping on the West Asia conflict.

Right

9 rated outlets

  • The seven right-rated digests led on Pezeshkian’s visit as a bilateral engagement between India and Iran. ABP News framed the trip as occurring ‘amid closer India-Iran ties and Tehran’s support for India’s role in easing West Asia tensions.’ India TV News and India Today both noted that Pezeshkian met Modi in October 2024 in Kazan, with India TV News specifying that the two leaders discussed ‘bilateral and regional issues.’
  • Several right-rated digests mentioned the summit’s theme and India’s assumption of the BRICS chairmanship. Latestly and Tribune India both quoted the theme ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’ and noted that India took over the chairship from Brazil at the beginning of 2026. Times of India’s digest mentioned Putin’s expected attendance alongside Pezeshkian.

Read it at the source

18 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

2

Centre

1

Right

9
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Not rated

6

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Iran’s Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026?
Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 8% are rated centre, 75% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 18. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Iran’s Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026 left or right?
The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 75% of the 12 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
Is the coverage of Iran’s Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026 biased?
Iran’s Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026 is one event reported by 18 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Iran’s Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Iran’s Pezeshkian to attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026?
18 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
When is the 18th BRICS Summit being held?
The 18th BRICS Summit will be held in New Delhi on 12 to 13 September 2026. India assumed the BRICS chairmanship from Brazil at the beginning of 2026 and will host the summit under the theme ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.’
Why is Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visiting India?
Pezeshkian is visiting India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The visit follows a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2024, where they discussed bilateral ties and regional developments. Iran became a full BRICS member in 2024.
Which leaders are expected to attend the BRICS Summit?
Leaders from BRICS member states, including China and Russia, are expected to attend. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s participation has been confirmed by multiple outlets. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will also attend the summit in New Delhi.
What topics will be discussed at the BRICS Summit?
The summit’s agenda includes economic cooperation, global governance reform, energy security, artificial intelligence, climate change, food security, and supply chain resilience. India’s theme for the summit is ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.’

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