US EditionChina and Russia veto U.N. resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping
The watered-down measure still called for escorts and defensive coordination, but 11 council members backed it and two abstained.
- On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, blocking the Bahrain-drafted measure despite receiving 11 votes in favor from the 15-nation body.
- Moscow and Beijing argued that the resolution's invocation of Chapter VII could legitimize military force without defined limits, warning the measure risked escalating regional tensions rather than de-escalating the crisis.
- Supported by 135 countries, the Bahrain-led resolution was revised to authorize only "exclusively defensive measures," demanding that Iran "immediately and unconditionally" cease provocations against Gulf Cooperation Council members.
- President Trump warned Iran that its "whole civilization will die tonight" if it fails to agree to ceasefire terms, as the veto prolongs the ongoing closure of the strait.
- Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani stated that "Iranian attacks on neighboring countries cannot be justified," underscoring the persistent geopolitical friction preventing a unified international response to the crisis.
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Russia, China reject resolution on Hormuz
UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes those two countries would abstain.
Los Angeles Times
On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Ormuz, which was being diluted in the hope that those two countries would abstain.
China, Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping
Russia and China say the resolution was biased against Iran, and China's UN envoy Fu Cong says adopting such a draft when the US was threatening the survival of a civilization would have sent the wrong message
The resolution adopted in the United Nations Security Council called for the reopening of the Middle East blocked by Iran, and encouraged States to coordinate efforts to ensure security on this route.
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