Srinagar, May 16 -- By Prof Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi

Tehran's top troupe arrived in New Delhi with a political performance carefully staged for a changing world order.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke at the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting with the language of defiance, calculation, and strategic outreach. The message was aimed at two audiences at once: Washington heard a warning against pressure and confrontation, while emerging powers heard an invitation to help draft a different diplomatic order.

The speech drew attention because it revealed a noticeable shift in tone.

Tehran still speaks through the vocabulary of resistance and sovereignty, though it now places equal emphasis on negotiations and political engagement.

Araghchi...