{"id":106961,"date":"2026-04-07T17:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/china-russia-veto-unsc-resolution-to-open-strait-of-hormuz-by-force-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:02:29","slug":"china-russia-veto-unsc-resolution-to-open-strait-of-hormuz-by-force-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/china-russia-veto-unsc-resolution-to-open-strait-of-hormuz-by-force-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"China, Russia veto UNSC resolution to open Strait of Hormuz by force | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 15-member Security Council voted 11 in favour of the resolution, with two against and two abstentions<\/p>\n

UN headquarters in New York City, April 7, 2026. Photo: Reuters <\/p>\n

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At a vote in the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, China and Russia vetoed a Bahraini resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 15-member Security Council voted 11 in favour of the resolution, with two against and two abstentions.<\/p>\n

“The draft resolution has not been adopted, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the council,” Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani told the Council.<\/p>\n

A draft seen by AFP <\/em>on Monday no longer mentions authorization to use force — even defensively.<\/p>\n

The vote comes just hours before Donald Trump’s 8:00 pm (midnight GMT) deadline for Iran to make a deal or face the US military destroying its power plants and bridges<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bahrain, with the backing of the United States and other oil-exporting Gulf countries, launched negotiations two weeks ago on a draft that would have given a clear UN mandate to any state wishing to use force to unblock the strait.<\/p>\n

Read More: <\/strong>Timeline: Developments after Trump\u2019s initial Hormuz deadline to Iran<\/a><\/p>\n

Iran has imposed an effective blockade on the critical waterway since the United States and Israel launched the war on February 28<\/a>, sending ripple effects throughout the global economy.<\/p>\n

“We cannot accept economic terrorism affecting our region and the world, the whole world is being affected by the developments,” Jamal Alrowaiei, Bahrain’s ambassador to the UN, said last week.<\/p>\n

But objections from several veto-holding permanent members — including France, Russia and China — have forced the text to be watered down and the vote delayed multiple times.<\/p>\n

French opposition appeared to be lifted by the addition of wording that meant any action would need to be “defensive.”<\/p>\n

The Security Council adopted a strong resolution against Tehran in mid-March, condemning its blocking of the strait.<\/p>\n

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More to follow.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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