Pakistan, May 14 -- Foreign ministers of the BRICS group gathered in New Delhi on Thursday for high-level talks dominated by the ongoing conflict involving Iran and its impact on global energy markets, trade stability and economic uncertainty.

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India, which holds the rotating BRICS chair this year, hosted representatives from the expanded bloc that now includes Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates-countries that have taken differing positions on the Iran conflict. The meeting comes amid heightened tensions following the war launched by the United States and Israel earlier this year, which has disrupted shipping routes and contributed to volatility in oil and gas supplies.

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