Oil Reserve Release Faces Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Leverage
In a significant display of international backing, 135 countries co-sponsored a Gulf-led draft resolution at the UN Security Council calling for an end to attacks by Iran. This broad support, according to Bahrain, underscores the global importance of Gulf stability and energy security. However, Russia and China abstained, citing the resolution’s perceived imbalance and failure to address the conflict’s root causes, particularly by omitting mention of US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Russia also challenged assertions that Gulf territories were not used for attacks against Iran, while Iran criticized the resolution as a political maneuver undermining the UN Charter.
John Q. Hosedrinker