The condemnation was part of a joint declaration issued at the BRICS Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7, 2025.

On Gaza, however, members demand end to 'the cycle of violence' in the Middle East, and call for 'full withdrawal of Israeli forces'. Brics leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro condemned recent bombing campaigns against Iran in their final summit statement,

BRICS leaders condemned US and Israeli attacks on Iran and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip, urging “just and lasting” solutions to conflicts across the Middle East.