# [7D] BRICS and Allies Leverage Middle East Energy Chaos to Promote Alternative Financial Channels

*Issued Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-09-13T18:04:57.371Z (4h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-09-20T18:04:57.371Z (7d from now)
**Category**: GEOPOLITICAL | **Confidence**: 60% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: volatile
**Affected Regions**: BRICS states, Middle East, Global South, G7 economies
**Affected Assets**: US Dollar Index (DXY), Gold, Emerging-market local currency bonds, Cross-border payment platforms
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Over seven days, BRICS states and aligned actors are likely to sharpen messaging and initial policy moves framing the Hormuz-Red Sea crisis as evidence for de-dollarized, alternative financing and trade-settlement mechanisms. They will emphasize resilience against Western sanctions and chokepoint disruptions, possibly announcing pilot settlement schemes for energy trade in non-USD currencies or via new institutions. This will not immediately shift flows but will psychologically erode confidence in Western-centered systems and embolden countries like Iran to hold harder lines on sanctions. Confirmation would be BRICS joint statements on energy security architecture or new pilot payment mechanisms; denial would be BRICS silence or public recommitment to existing Western-led institutions.

## Drivers

- Emerging trend of BRICS consolidation to dilute Western economic primacy
- Current disruptions to Hormuz and Red Sea routes highlighting vulnerability of global trade
- Recent BRICS engagement with Iran and African states on alternative governance and finance