Rania Abushamala
12 September 2026•Update: 12 September 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday to discuss regional de-escalation efforts.
The meeting also addressed a host of regional and international issues, including "reducing tensions, promoting stability in the region, and enhancing prospects for peace and development for its peoples," the Abu Dhabi Media Office said in a brief statement on the US social media company X.
Earlier, Iran’s official news agency IRNA also released video footage of the meeting, but had provided no details about the discussions.
The weekend summit in New Delhi is attended by the Chinese, Russian and Iranian presidents, among other leaders, and comes as the US-Iran war has dragged on for seven months and the Russia-Ukraine war has continued for more than four years.
China will take over the rotating BRICS presidency next year after India's term ends.
