Srinagar, May 14 -- New Delhi - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday that Tehran would never yield to U.S. pressure and warned that what he described as a declining imperial power was reacting aggressively to preserve its global position, as he urged BRICS nations to oppose what he called Western hegemony and unlawful military actions against Iran.

Speaking at a two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi hosted by Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Araqchi said the Iranian people had stood "firmly and proudly" against what he described as aggression and coercion.

"It is a fragile reality. Imperial power in decline wants to turn back the clock, and is desperately lashing out on its way down," Araqchi said.

He added ...