BRICS voice concern on violence in Iran, Syria

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Leaders from emerging powers on Wednesday expressed their opposition to threat of military action against Tehran, amid US and Israeli warnings they will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran.

"We are concerned about threats of military action as well as unilateral sanctions," leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said at the end of a two-day summit.

The group, which includes two veto-wielding members of the United Nations Security Council -- China and Russia -- urged the standoff over Iran's nuclear programme to be solved by "political and diplomatic means."

The comments come just days after US President Barack Obama reiterated his pledge that he would consider all options in preventing Iran's nuclear programme from being weaponised.

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