{"id":113102,"date":"2026-05-14T07:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/113102\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T07:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:27:08","slug":"tehran-accuses-us-of-using-coercion-to-gain-support-for-anti-iran-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/113102\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehran accuses US of using \u2018coercion\u2019 to gain support for anti-Iran resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Iran\u2019s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has accused the United States of using \u201ccoercion\u201d to secure backing for what it described as a politically motivated draft resolution targeting Iran\u2019s activities in the Strait of Hormuz. <\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, the mission condemned as \u201cabsurd and deceptive\u201d what it said was a US attempt to present the number of co-sponsors of the draft resolution as evidence of broad international support and of Iran\u2019s alleged isolation, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News.Az<\/a> reports, citing Iran\u2019s English-language <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Detail\/2026\/05\/14\/768587\/Iran-slams-US-for-using-%E2%80%98coercion%E2%80%99-to-get-support-for-Hormuz-resolution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Press TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo number of coerced co-sponsorships can legitimise Washington\u2019s ongoing internationally wrongful acts against Iran, including maritime blockades, attacks on and illegal seizure of Iranian commercial vessels, and hostage-taking of their crews in a manner resembling piracy,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>It added: \u201cEveryone knows that many members joined the draft resolution under political pressure, coercion, and even threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mission further said US claims of broad support for the draft resolution were an attempt to manufacture legitimacy for predetermined political objectives, undermine the credibility of the UN Security Council, and provide political cover for unlawful actions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News.Az<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has accused the United States of using \u201ccoercion\u201d to secure backing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113103,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8658,39214,102,34,39215,695,69,2554,256],"class_list":{"0":"post-113102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tehran","8":"tag-accusation","9":"tag-anti-iran-resolution","10":"tag-hormuz","11":"tag-iran","12":"tag-permanent-mission","13":"tag-statement","14":"tag-tehran","15":"tag-un","16":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116571749981530803","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}