Friday 03 / April / 2026
The UN Security Council is set to vote on a Bahrain-sponsored resolution that would authorize countries to use defensive means, but not offensive, to secure the safe transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
The resolution, supported by six Gulf nations and Jordan, comes as countries around the world feel the impact of the disruption of the flow of oil as the Strait, which carries a quarter of the world's oil.
The Associated Press reported that the final draft of the resolution, which it obtained, significantly waters down earlier proposals.
Previous drafts would have authorized countries "to use all necessary means" — UN language including possible military action — to secure passage and deter attempts to interfere with international navigation.
The final draft authorizes countries "to use all defensive means necessary and commensurate with the circumstances in the Strait of Hormuz and adjacent waters" to secure passage and deter attempts to interfere with international navigation "for a period of at least six months."
The 15-member Security Council has five permanent members — the US, Britain, China, France and Russia. But any of the five permanent members can veto a resolution to protect its interests or those of its allies.
Russia and China had strongly opposed the previous drafts authorizing possible offensive action.
Trump say US will hit bridges, electric power plants 'next'
US President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social that the US military "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran."
"Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants," Trump wrote. His warning comes a day after US strikes hit the B1 bridge connecting Tehran and the city of Karaj, with Iranian officials saying that at least eight people were killed in the attack.
Law experts in America warned this week thathitting civilian infrastructure such as power plants would be a violation of international law
Trump's post also said that Iran's leadership "knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!"
Trump has repeatedly threatened to escalate strikes on Iran if it doesn't give in to his demands to end the war. Tehran has vowed to keep up strikes.
