Bahrain Circulates Revised UN Hormuz Draft, Drops Binding Enforcement

France advising Bahrain on UN resolution to open Strait of Hormuz

French foreign minister met with Bahraini and Gulf region counterparts to discuss plan to use force to unblock shipping lane.

Bahrain's Diplomatic Battle: Securing Passage in the Strait of Hormuz

Bahrain's Diplomatic Battle: Securing Passage in the Strait of Hormuz Bahrain's bid to secure a U.N. resolution authorizing the use of 'all necessary means' for commercial shipping protection in the Strait of Hormuz encountered new hurdles. This highlights the ongoing divide over Iran's near-closure of the waterway, one of the worst energy supply disruptions in history.Facing objections from powers like China, Russia, and France, Bahrain's U.N. …

Bahrain revises UN Hormuz draft, drops enforcement

Bahrain has circulated a revised UN Security Council draft resolution on protecting commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, retaining language authorising “all necessary means” but dropping an explicit reference to binding enforcement. Shipping through the waterway, through which roughly a fifth of global oil supplies pass and which underpins Gulf economies, has already slowed to a near-halt after Iran struck vessels amid its con…

Bahrain circulates revised UN Hormuz draft, drops binding enforcement

PARIS: Bahrain has circulated a revised UN Security Council draft resolution on protecting commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, retaining language authorising “all necessary means” but dropping an explicit reference to binding enforcement.Shipping through the waterway, through which rou

Bahrain revises UN Hormuz resolution, drops binding clause

PARIS, April 1 — Bahrain has circulated a revised draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council on safeguarding commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, softening its language by removing an explicit reference to binding enforcement. The new text still authorises states to use “all necessary means” to protect navigation but avoids invoking Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which would have allowed sanctions or military action. Diploma…

Bahrain Circulates Revised UN Hormuz Draft

Bahrain has circulated a revised U.N. Security Council draft resolution on protecting commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, retaining language authorising “all necessary means” but dropping an explicit reference to binding enforcement.Shipping through the waterway…