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 Iran to participate in UN efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor for aid, fertiliser and other goods.

Diplomats from the three countries told the UN that the strait must remain safe, secure and fully open.

Qatar's ambassador said keeping the waterway open is a shared international responsibility, while Bahrain and the UAE also called for collective action.

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow shipping route through which about a fifth of global energy exports pass in peacetime.

The Gulf states said the current disruption is undermining regional stability, global economic security and humanitarian conditions.

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