Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming BRICS summit hosted in Kazan, Russia in October, Iranian state media reported on Sept. 15, citing Iran’s ambassador in Russia Kazem Jalali. The announcement comes amid increased cooperation between Russia and Iran, and heightened tensions between Iran and Western nations following Tehran’s transfer of ballistic missiles to the Russian military. Jalali confirmed on Sept. 15 that Pezeshkian will attend the BRICS summit and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tehran and Moscow are expected to sign a bilateral cooperation agreemen…