Bahrain and US circulate draft UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz attacks
Bahrain and the United States have circulated a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling on Iran to stop attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. The ambassadors of both countries outlined the draft to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday. The source identifies the initiative as a Security Council resolution and states that it was jointly floated by Bahrain and the United States. It does not say whether the draft has been submitted for a vote, how many Council members support it, or whether any formal action has been scheduled. The only operational detail in the source... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 08 May 2026 00:02 LONDON
Gulf states push UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz security
Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have urged the United Nations Security Council to act on security in the Strait of Hormuz, backing a draft resolution that would demand Iran halt attacks on ships and allow safe passage through the waterway.The proposal also calls on Iran to disclose the location of mines and stop imposing what the draft describes as illegal tolls.It says freedom of navigation must be restored in line with international law.The three Gulf states, co-drafting the resolution with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United States, said the situation is affecting energy flows and humanitarian access.They want... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 21:00 LONDON
The Mirage of the Umbrella: The Shifting Sands of the U.S.-Israel-GCC Alliance
As I sat in a recent debate at the historic Carlton Club in London, listening to Faisal Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, I felt a tangible shift in the room, not because a new fact had been revealed, but because an old illusion had finally lost its last breath. The old-world order has not merely changed, it has evaporated, leaving the Gulf to realize it is no longer watching a distant fire from the safety of marble towers and air-conditioned ministries, but is instead standing directly inside the smoke. The GCC today is caught in a lethal crossfire between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 29 Apr 2026 21:40 LONDON
