Pezeshkian said the ‘pressures’ against Iran have gone up in the recent months, as he blamed the US and Israel for aggression. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that economic security cannot be separated from national and regional security as he talked about ‘extensive’ US sanctions against Iran. He was speaking at Leaders’ Session of BRICS Business Forum, on Friday.
Pezeshkian calls for local currency in BRICS trade
Pezeshkian said BRICS must move beyond its economic potential and build a more integrated network of trade, investment and joint financing. “One of the most important steps is to expand the use of national currencies in trade among the members,” Pezeshkian said at the BRICS Business Forum. The Iranian President also called for a stronger shift toward local currencies in BRICS trade, while pitching Iran’s geography, energy resources and transport links as a strategic bridge for the bloc’s economic connectivity.
