New delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi. The meeting marks the highest-level encounter between Iranian and Emirati officials since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East.

According to National News Agency - Lebanon, the meeting was highlighted by a photo posted by Tehran's embassy in the Indian capital on the "X" platform. This encounter signifies an important diplomatic engagement amid ongoing regional tensions.