Iran's geopolitical gamble in turning to BRICS

Iran's geopolitical gamble in turning to BRICS

Iran’s pivot to BRICS is a high-stakes gamble that, in the best-case scenario, allows Tehran to survive economically and diplomatically without the West. Yet these payoffs remain hypothetical scenarios impeded by BRICS’s institutional deficiencies. Worse still, closer Iranian relations with BRICS ex...

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Main Author: Dzulhisham, Huzeir Ezekiel
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Country and region studies
International politics and security
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182012
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Iran’s pivot to BRICS is a high-stakes gamble that, in the best-case scenario, allows Tehran to survive economically and diplomatically without the West. Yet these payoffs remain hypothetical scenarios impeded by BRICS’s institutional deficiencies. Worse still, closer Iranian relations with BRICS exacerbate Western suspicions of an anti-US alliance of authoritarian states, worsening Iran’s future ties with the West and provoking more sanctions. This commentary discusses what is at stake for Iranian alignment with BRICS.

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