Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a text already diluted to remove Gulf states' desired green light to use force to protect the key shipping lane. The draft resolution prepared by Bahrain and supported by the United States received 11 votes in favor, two against and two abstentions. Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said Gulf states "regret" the outcome. He said he understood concerns about transit in the Strait of Hormuz, and that Russia and China would propose an alternative draft resolution, without giving a date. In 2011, NATO obtained the green light to intervene in Libya when Russia abstained from a vote.

Source: Libya Today April 07, 2026 21:34 UTC