Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc
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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 15th BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The BRICS leaders announced that they would welcome six new members in January 2024: Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.(Kim Ludbrook/Pool via AP)China's President Jinping speaks at the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)United Nations General Secretary Antnio Guterres addresses a news conference during the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, 3rd left, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, center, Togo's Foreign Minister Robert Dussey, 3rd right, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, 2nd right, and Senegalese President Macky Sall, right, look on as Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his remarks during a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Marco Longari/Pool via AP)Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov listens to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver the XV BRICS summit declaration in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)President of China Xi Jinping walks past Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Marco Longari/Pool via AP)A screen shows Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link delivering remarks as delegates look on while attending a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Marco Longari/Pool via AP)General view of delegates attending a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Marco Longari/Pool via AP)A general view of delegates attending a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Marco Longari/Pool via AP)People use their smartphone to film a large screen showing CCTV broadcasting news of Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech at the BRICS Summit held in South Africa, at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries set to join Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in the BRICS economic bloc from next year, the bloc announced Thursday, a move that will likely throw more scrutiny on Beijing's political influence in the Persian Gulf. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed left, attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Marco Longari/Pool via AP)Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, centre, attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Marco Longari/Pool via AP)Argentine President Alberto Angel Fernandez appears on a screen as he addresses the 15th BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The BRICS leaders announced that they would welcome six new members in January 2024: Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. (Kim Ludbrook/Pool via AP)Iran President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 15th BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The BRICS leaders announced that they would welcome six new members in January 2024: Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.(Kim Ludbrook/Pool via AP)South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, centre right speaks to China's President Xi Jinping as President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula, left, and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi look on, at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)China's President Xi Jinping claps during the BRICS summit , in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Alet Pretorius/Pool Photo via AP)Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies at the start of a three-day summit in Johannesburg, South Africa via videoconference from Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Putin appeared on a video link after his travel to South Africa was complicated by an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him over the war in Ukraine. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)From left, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a BRICS group photo during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP)Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Marco Longari/Pool via AP)South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, centre, delivers the XV BRICS summit declaration flanked by from left, President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)Members of the media watch Russia's President Vladimir Putin address via videolink the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 15th BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The BRICS leaders announced that they would welcome six new members in January 2024: Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.(Kim Ludbrook/Pool via AP)