Russian President Vladimir Putin urged BRICS countries to build a more independent economic platform, accusing Western powers of using sanctions, infrastructure attacks and trade disruption to preserve global influence. Speaking at a BRICS business forum in New Delhi, Putin claimed Russia has faced 30,000 sanctions and criticized threats of secondary sanctions against countries rejecting Western policies. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian separately said pressure on Iran had entered a dangerous phase and shifted from sanctions toward military aggression by the United States and Israel.