In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R front row) Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo with the leaders of the BRICS Business Council and the BRICS Women's Business Alliance during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Dmitry AZAROV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) / Editor's note: this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik