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China 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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UN Security Council vetoes resolution on Strait of Hormuz
The UN Security Council vetoed a resolution on Tuesday aimed at improving the security of vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict in the region. Both China and Russia rejected the resolution for similar reasons. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia claimed that the resolution wrongly pointed at Iranian actions as the only source of the conflict, disregarding the illegal attacks committed by Israel and the US. Chinese Ambas…
UAE expresses disappointment at Security Council's failure to act on Strait of Hormuz crisis
New York: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its deep disappointment at the UN Security Council’s failure to take decisive action to address the global repercussions caused by Iran’s illegal closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and failure to adopt a resolution put forward by Bahrain on behalf of the UAE, the State of Kuwait, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to protect the freedom of navigation…
New York. Russia and China vetoed yesterday a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Ormuz, which was constantly changing in the hope that those two countries would abstain.
Tulsa World
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.
Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija
currenttime.tvOn Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution aimed at protecting commercial navigation in the Strait of Ormuz against the background of the war in the Middle East. Eleven countries voted in favour of the draft document proposed by Bahrain. Two other members of Sovbeza (Pakistan and Colombia) abstained.
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.
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