Iran warned the UN Security Council against any “provocative action” ahead of a scheduled vote on a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, which was later postponed.
“Any provocative action by the aggressors and their supporters, including in the UN Security Council regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, will only complicate the situation,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
Araghchi was speaking ahead of a scheduled Security Council vote on a draft resolution mandating a force to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
It was later announced that the vote had been postponed, with no new date set.
The Strait of Hormuz, a shipping lane vital to global energy flows, has been all but shut since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28.
The 15-member body was set to vote on a draft resolution brought by Bahrain on authorizing the use of “defensive” force to protect shipping in Hormuz from Iranian attacks, according to the official program.
The draft resolution was backed by the US and the Gulf countries hardest hit by the virtual blockade, but member states, including Russia, China, and France, had objected to earlier drafts.
