France readies UN resolution on Hormuz as vote on US text stalls
France is preparing a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at establishing an international mission to ensure safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes as the U.S. faces challenges in getting its own resolution voted on due to potential vetoes from Russia and China. The situation in the strait is critical for global energy trade and is complicating ongoing discussions to resolve the U.S.-Iran conflict.
- ▪France has drafted a U.N. resolution regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
- ▪The U.S.-Bahraini resolution has faced repeated delays due to potential vetoes from China and Russia.
- ▪Control of the strait is a significant issue in the ongoing U.S.-Iran war.
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France readies UN resolution on Hormuz as vote on US text stallsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxVessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, May 22, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERSPublished May 22, 2026, 11:05 PMUpdated May 22, 2026, 11:05 PMPARIS, May 21 - France has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution on setting up an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz and could submit it if conditions are right, the foreign ministry said on Friday, as Washington struggles to bring to a vote a text Russia and China may say is biased against Tehran.Control of the narrow waterway, a vital artery for global energy trade whose virtual closure has led to spiralling oil prices, is a major obstacle in talks to end the…
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