AT the heart of the war on Iran is the issue of Palestine. That the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi last week suspended their open differences and declared support for an independent Palestinian state is therefore a major development. The gist of the “unanimous” agreement announced by India as this year’s chair does raise some questions since the statement speaks of a two-state solution, not exactly what Iran and its fan club including Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood and Hezbollah would be excited by.