India, May 14 -- Iran on Wednesday said it would welcome any peace initiative by India to de-escalate tensions in West Asia, while accusing one member country of blocking a consensus within BRICS on the ongoing regional conflict.

Speaking to a select group of journalists in New Delhi ahead of the BRICS foreign ministers' conclave, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said differences within the grouping had prevented the issuance of a unified statement on the crisis.

"We want India's BRICS chairship to be successful. It is not a good approach to send a signal to the world that BRICS is divided," Gharibabadi said. "One country is insisting on condemning Iran."

Though he did not name the country directly, his remarks appeare...