{"id":99145,"date":"2026-05-05T17:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/99145\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:45:14","slug":"un-considers-threatening-iran-with-sanctions-over-strait-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/99145\/","title":{"rendered":"UN considers threatening Iran with sanctions over strait closure"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNITED NATIONS (AP) \u2014 A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn\u2019t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, stop imposing \u201cillegal tolls,\u201d and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation.<\/p>\n

The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran \u201cimmediately participate in and enable\u201d United Nations efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait to enable the delivery of vital aid, fertilizer and other goods.<\/p>\n

It is the latest diplomatic effort by the U.S. and its Gulf allies after a watered-down resolution<\/a> aimed at opening the strait was vetoed by China and Russia<\/a> hours before Washington and Tehran announced a temporary ceasefire<\/a> in early April.<\/p>\n

U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz told reporters he believes the new, narrow proposal will gain the necessary support it needs to pass the 15-member council, without triggering opposition or a veto from Iran\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n

The U.S. and Gulf nations proposed the new draft as the Trump administration tries to restore freedom of navigation in the strait, which carried about 20% of the world\u2019s crude oil before the U.S. and Israel began the war on Feb. 28. A shaky ceasefire remains in effect.<\/p>\n

The proposed resolution, which was drafted under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter and thus could be enforced militarily, threatens \u201ceffective measures that are commensurate with the gravity of the situation, including sanctions\u201d if Iran doesn\u2019t comply.<\/p>\n

It reaffirms the right of all countries to defend their vessels from attacks and provocations, and orders all other countries not to assist Iran in closing the strait or levying tolls.<\/p>\n

The draft also \u201cwelcomes ongoing efforts to deconflict and coordinate safe and secure transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz, expresses support for ongoing efforts to seek a durable peace in the region, and encourages member states in the region to strengthen dialogue and consultations in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UNITED NATIONS (AP) \u2014 A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn\u2019t…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[38,16210,197,1829,34,61,196,14573,768,2222,39,81,2445,1243,51,323,200,781,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-99145","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran","8":"tag-donald-trump","9":"tag-foreign-aid","10":"tag-general-news","11":"tag-international-agreements","12":"tag-iran","13":"tag-iran-government","14":"tag-iran-war","15":"tag-mike-waltz","16":"tag-military-and-defense","17":"tag-oil-and-gas-industry","18":"tag-persian-gulf","19":"tag-politics","20":"tag-sanctions-and-embargoes","21":"tag-united-nations","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-united-states-government","24":"tag-war-and-unrest","25":"tag-waterways","26":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116523219345631419","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99145","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=99145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}