The United Nations Security Council did not adopt a draft resolution seeking to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.

There were 11 votes in favor, 2 votes against and 2 abstentions.

Russia and China both voted against the resolution. The nations are permanent members of the security council and hold veto power, meaning the resolution will not be adopted.

Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia of Russia voting against the resolution at the UN Security Council to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping on April 7, 2026. Lev Radin/Shutterstock

Ahead of the vote, the Kingdom of Bahrain accused Iran of “transforming the world into a jungle” and defying international law by closing the strait.

Bahrain’s foreign affairs minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani told members of the 15-member council that the Islamic Republic “has no right to close this waterway to international navigation.”

“Such a scenario would inevitably be replicated in other straits and waterways, thereby transforming the world into a jungle where force, arrogance and hegemony prevail and where international laws are utterly disregarded,” he said

US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz also warned the Iranian regime that its closure of the Strait of Hormuz “may be its last act” during the tense meeting at Turtle Bay.

“No one should tolerate that they are holding the global economy at gunpoint. But today, Russia and China did tolerate it,” Waltz said.

Bahrain’s foreign affairs minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said that Iran has no right to close the strait. AFP via Getty Images

“Iran has laid mines in the strait. They are firing upon civilian commercial vessels. These vessels are carrying fertilizer, oil, medical supplies and other critical goods around the world. They are threatening the entire world with energy shortages, disrupted supply chains, and possibly even famine,” he added.

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Waltz also accused Iran of broadening its war against the US by firing on Persian Gulf nations such as Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, claiming the strait as its own territory “and now, according to the UN’s Unicef, the IRGC is openly recruiting children as young as 12 to be child soldiers.”

US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Iran that closing the Strait of Hormuz may be the country’s “last act.” AFP via Getty Images

Only Colombia and Pakistan abstained from voting for the resolution, which had been watered down from backing authorization for defensive military responses in recent days.

Pakistan is serving as the primary mediator between Iran and the US in the war.