Iran looks to ramp up economic alliance with BRICS nations as war with U.S. drags on
核心要点
- 伊朗央行行长宣布将加入金砖国家新开发银行，以加强与成员国经济联盟，应对与美以战争持续近六个月的压力。
- 此举旨在通过双边和多边货币合作，为伊朗在战争期间提供经济支持。
- 金砖国家已扩展至包括伊朗在内的多个新兴经济体，伊朗加入NDB将增强其金融资源获取能力。
A woman and a child walk past Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on July 24, 2026.
Iran is set to join the BRICS New Development Bank, the country's central bank chief said Thursday, as Tehran seeks to shore up its economic alliances almost six months into its war with the U.S. and Israel.
The BRICS alliance was set up in 2006 by founding members Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa joining in 2010.
It has since expanded to include Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, with various other nations — including Belarus, Cuba and Nigeria — joining as partner countries.
Iranian state media reported Thursday that Abdolnasser Hemmati, governor of the Central Bank of Iran, had announced Iran would soon become a member of the BRICS bank. Hemmati is currently in India ahead of next month's BRICS summit, according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency.
"We are seeking to establish bilateral and trilateral monetary cooperation with member states," Hemmati said, according to Tasnim's report.
The NDB was established by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to help mobilize resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in emerging markets and developing countries.