The BRICS club - which comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - will be welcoming Iran along with other five countries as permanent members starting next year.
TEHRAN - A senior adviser to Iran's president on Thursday hailed the country's forthcoming admission to the BRICS grouping as a triumph of diplomacy for the Islamic republic.
"Permanent membership in the group of global emerging economies is considered a historic development and a strategic success for the foreign policy of the Islamic republic," Mohammad Jamshidi wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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