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Support for the draft text was also signalled by Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, plus the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with representatives joining the stakeout.<\/p>\n
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The move follows a closed Security Council meeting held a day earlier after missile plus drone attacks on the UAE on Monday. UAE authorities attributed the strikes to Iran, while Tehran denied involvement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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Bahrain\u2019s Ambassador Jamal Fares Alrowaiei said recent developments underscore the need to keep the strategic waterway safe plus fully open, describing the situation as a matter requiring \u201ccollective action\u201d. Alrowaiei said the draft builds on Security Council resolution 2817 (2026), adopted in March, which condemned \u201cegregious attacks\u201d by Iran against seven neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n
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According to Alrowaiei, the draft resolution calls on Iran to immediately cease attacks plus threats against merchant plus commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The text also addresses the placement of mines plus illegal tolling in the maritime channel, plus calls for participation in UN efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait.<\/p>\n
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United States (US) Ambassador Mike Waltz said freedom of navigation is a cornerstone of global stability plus commerce, warning that threats to open transit risk wider damage to global trade. Waltz also pointed to Iran\u2019s announcement of a Persian Gulf Straits Authority requiring ship captains to pay a toll when transiting the waterway.<\/p>\n
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Iran\u2019s Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani later rejected the draft as \u201cdeeply flawed\u201d plus \u201cone-sided\u201d, describing allegations against Iran as baseless. Iravani said a permanent end to the war, plus lifting of the US maritime blockade, remains essential to resolving the Hormuz crisis.<\/p>\n
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The Strait of Hormuz, off southern Iran, is a transit route for about a quarter of global seaborne oil trade, plus significant volumes of liquefied natural gas plus fertilisers. The crisis escalated in late February after US plus Israeli airstrikes against Iran, followed by regional counterstrikes.<\/p>\n
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