Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

Top security chiefs of Iran and Belarus have discussed ways to promote strategic relations and cooperation on the international scene.

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council proposed establishing a coalition of BRICS members to counter sanctions and ensure security in various fields on the basis of multilateralism and new order in cooperation with the Global South.

Secretary General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian has hailed the BRICS group of emerging economies, saying the bloc can help create a new security structure that would ensure the international community’s security and future.