Vali Kaleji is a senior research fellow with the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies in Tehran.
The long campaign by the U.S. and its allies to isolate Iran has appeared to break down in recent weeks.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Aug. 24: The new membership fits into Teheran's policy of deepening ties with nonwestern nations. (Pool via Reuters)
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