US, Gulf Arab nations draft new UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz

The United States and ​Gulf Arab nations are ​drafting a U.N. Security Council resolution ​designed to condemn Iran for blocking the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign, U.S. ‌Ambassador to ⁠the ⁠U.N. Mike Waltz said on Monday.

Waltz said negotiations will take ​place this week on the resolution, which comes after permanent ​Security Council members Russia and China blocked a resolution last month that Washington hoped would ​galvanize international efforts to restore ⁠freedom of ‌navigation of the waterway.

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The ​U.S. ​is co-drafting the new resolution with ⁠Bahrain with input from Kuwait, Qatar, the ​United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, Waltz ​told reporters on a briefing call.

The resolution is expected to require Iran to cease attacks on merchant shipping and attempts to impose tolls on shipping in the strait, ‌and it will demand Iran stop placing sea mines and disclose the locations of ​mines.

Waltz ​says draft ⁠resolution is a "narrower effort" than the previous failed resolution and comes while a ceasefire is in place with ​Iran. "This is much more focused on mining international waterways and on tolling, which all of the economies of the world are affected by, particularly those in Asia," he said.