UN Security Council postpones vote on Strait of Hormuz

The UN Security Council is now expected to vote next week on a Bahraini resolution to secure transit passage in the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Friday, citing diplomats.

The vote was initially set to take place yesterday, then rescheduled for today. Several diplomats now say the vote has been postponed until next week with no new date set, according to Reuters.

Bahrain’s UN mission did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reason for the delay, said the news agency.

The draft resolution, if adopted, would authorize countries to use “all defensive means necessary” to secure transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz. It would authorize naval action in the strait, which has been effectively closed since the start of the war.

The proposed move has reportedly faced resistance from China, Russia and others.

It would be “legitimizing the unlawful and indiscriminate use of force, which would inevitably lead to further escalation of the situation and lead to serious consequences,” Reuters reported China’s UN envoy Fu Cong as saying on Thursday.

Source: CNN

- Agencies