Brics provides Iran with a platform to expand its energy exports and trade without relying on the US dollar. With one of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world Iran has recently become one of the newest members of the BRICS alliance, a move that signals a significant shift in its international relations. Along with Iran, the Iran will likely use the BRICS summit as an opportunity to pursue more trade and financial partnerships with its allies, as a part of the country’s “ Look to the East ” policy. Finances dried up and Iran’s economy dwindled on the global scale as allies reduced initiating global trade deals. Iran’s Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan