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UN Delays Vote on Authorising Force to Protect Strait of Hormuz
Bahrain’s draft would let states use all necessary measures as about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows through the strait.
- On Thursday, GCC Secretary-General Jassim al-Budaiwi urged the United Nations Security Council to "take all necessary measures" to protect the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian interference with commercial shipping.
- The Gulf Cooperation Council condemned ongoing Iranian attacks as a "flagrant violation" of international law, as Iran's closure of the strategic waterway threatens global fuel supplies and spikes energy prices.
- Al Jazeera correspondent Zein Basravi reported that 85 percent of Iranian projectiles have targeted Gulf nations, with the United Arab Emirates suffering the heaviest damage amid escalating conflict.
- A Bahrain-proposed resolution allowing states to use "all necessary measures" to ensure free transit has divided the 15-member Security Council, with Russia, China, and France raising strong objections.
- French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed a military operation to reopen the strait as unrealistic, while Russia's deputy representative Anna Evstigneeva argued the council must address the conflict's root causes comprehensively.
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