Ayatollah Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, Head of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, met with a group of Iranian and Indian businesspeople and economic activists in New Delhi on Friday, 4 September 2026, during his visit to India to attend the BRICS Judicial Summit. During the meeting, the Head of Iran’s Judiciary referred to the long-standing trade and commercial relations between Iran and India and stressed the need to remove existing obstacles to the expansion of financial and trade exchanges between the two countries. Mohseni Ejei stated that some of the challenges facing businesspeople stem from sanctions and what he described as “economic terrorism by the United States.” He added that cooperation between the governments of Iran and India, together with the joint efforts of businesspeople from both countries, could help overcome these obstacles. He also stated that the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran was ready to directly examine the legal and judicial problems faced by businesspeople and economic activists and, within the framework of the law, facilitate and expedite the handling of related cases.