"The resolution calls for freedom of navigation through the waterway and urges an immediate halt to Iranian attacks on its Gulf neighbours. A draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has gained 112 co-sponsors, according to diplomatic sources, underscoring the breadth of global concern over the closure of one of the world's most critical shipping lanes."
"The resolution, tabled by Bahrain and the United States, seeks to protect international waterways, commercial shipping and energy supplies, and to ensure the safety of seafarers, the sources told Al Jazeera on Tuesday. It also calls for an end to Iranian attacks on its Gulf neighbours. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have joined Manama and Washington as principal sponsors, while India, Japan, South Korea, Kenya, Argentina and most member states of the European Union have also signed on, the sources said."
"It's essentially being co-sponsored by two-thirds of all 193 UN member states. It is the second such resolution Bahrain has put before the council. The first, tabled last month, was vetoed by China and Russia. Both countries have voiced reservations about the new draft, though it remains unclear whether they intend to veto again should it come to a vote. No date has been set for a vote."
"The diplomatic push comes as peace negotiations between Iran and the US remain deadlocked. The US is demanding that Iran dismantle its nuclear programme and lift its restrictions on the strait. Iran has countered with calls for war reparations, an end to the US naval blockade of its ports and a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where US ally Israel is fighting Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Iran has also insisted that any settlement recognise its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, a demand Washington has described as unacceptable."
A draft UN Security Council resolution backed by 112 co-sponsors calls for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. It urges an immediate halt to Iranian attacks on Gulf neighbours and seeks to protect international waterways, commercial shipping, energy supplies, and the safety of seafarers. Bahrain and the United States tabled the resolution, with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait joining as principal sponsors. India, Japan, South Korea, Kenya, Argentina, and most EU member states also signed on, representing about two-thirds of all UN member states. China and Russia have voiced reservations, and no vote date has been set. Peace negotiations between Iran and the US remain deadlocked over nuclear demands, naval restrictions, war reparations, and sovereignty claims over the strait.
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