Amid [[US]]-[[Iran]]ian tensions in early 2026, Ryabkov who serves as BRICS Sherpa<ref>https://mid.ru/en/press_service/photos/meropriyatiya_v_zagran_uchrezdeniyah/2079291/</ref> clarified, "I would like to remind you that BRICS is not a [[military]] union and not a [[collective security]] organization with collective defense commitments. It has never been planned as such, and there are no plans to transform it for the purpose."<ref>https://tass.com/politics/2086713</ref>
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Amid [[US]]-[[Iran]]ian tensions in early 2026, Ryabkov who serves as [[BRICS]] [[Sherpa]]<ref>https://mid.ru/en/press_service/photos/meropriyatiya_v_zagran_uchrezdeniyah/2079291/</ref> clarified, "I would like to remind you that BRICS is not a [[military]] union and not a [[collective security]] organization with collective defense commitments. It has never been planned as such, and there are no plans to transform it for the purpose."<ref>https://tass.com/politics/2086713</ref>