TEHRAN – Iranian Chairman Mohammad Bakr Karibahu concluded his famous diplomatic tour in Latin America on Friday, leading to Iran’s inauguration at Brazil’s 11th BRICS parliamentary forum.
The mission aims to deepen economic partnerships and counter Western unilateralism, including a visit to Venezuela and Cuba, where Karibahu signed a cooperation agreement and supported alternatives to the US-controlled financial system.
In Caracas, Karibahu meets President Nicholas Maduro and business leaders, and Iran and Venezuela neutralize the sanctions by declaring “a transition from dollar-based transactions to national currency and a transition to BRICS payments.”
He presented Maduro with a statue of General Qasem Soleimani, the legendary Iranian martyr, in honor of Venezuela’s role in the role of Soleimani in thwarting the 2020 US cyberattack.
Authorities have vowed to accelerate the implementation of a 20-year strategic agreement covering oil, defense and agriculture, but Kalibahu stressed that banks need to be removed to unlock potential in the private sector.
“More cooperative countries with shared interests and common enemies can more effectively confront the threat,” the Speaker of the Congress argued.
In Havana, Karibahu met Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canelle and was presented to four advanced Iranian nuclear medicine kits, including groundbreaking diagnostic tools for bone metastasis and neonatal metabolic disorders.
He agreed to establish a joint council committee during consultations with Parliament Juan Esteban Razo Hernandez, highlighting the nation’s “historical revolutionary ties.”
“Our shared enemies, interests and friends need closer unity,” Karibaf said, highlighting Cuba’s iconic role in Latin America’s resistance to US pressure.
Both sides have pledged to expand the collaboration between biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
BRICS Summit: Sanctions as a “Global Challenge”
At the Brasilia Forum, Karibah delivered Iran’s first official speech as a full BRICS member of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum.
He denounced unilateral sanctions as “a threat to livelihoods and peace” and “a new challenge to the world economy,” urging member states to adopt a joint charter against “illegal enforcement measures.”
His three-point plan includes:
I. Financial Independence: Accelerating the use of BRICS pay system and domestic currency.
ii. Legal harmony: Adjustment of trade and investment laws to create integrated markets.
iii. Anti-Sansion Coalition: Establishes a Congressional Task Force to document the impact and lobbying of sanctions.
Kalibahu later held a sideline meeting with key leaders. In India, speaker Om Birla discussed improving connectivity through Iran’s port of Chabahar and cooperation in counter-terrorism.
In Brazil, HugoMotta lawmakers explored agricultural trade and the BRICS financial mechanism, noting that $7 billion in bilateral trade in third-party channels could be expanded.
The tour highlighted Iran’s strategy to build and strengthen robust partnerships within the evolving multipolar world order, confirming its commitment to foster sustainable economic growth and positive global diplomacy.
In Venezuela and Cuba, Karibah described economic cooperation as a resistance to US hegemony, but now represents 45% of the world’s population and 40% of global GDP, but positions Iran as the standard in charge of the “multipolar world order.”
His call to reform the UN Security Council and end the domination of the dollar resonated with the Bloc’s emerging economy. When the forum was closed, Karibahu declared: