As the administration continues its efforts to ramp up international support for opening the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. would put a new draft resolution before the United Nations Security Council to “defend freedom of navigation” in the waterway.
“The draft resolution requires Iran to cease attacks, mining, and tolling,” Rubio said in a statement. “It demands that Iran disclose the number and location of the sea mines it has laid and cooperate with efforts to remove them, while also supporting the establishment of a humanitarian corridor.”
Vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 4, 2026.
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Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar co-authored the draft resolution, which is expected to be put to a vote “in the coming days,” according to the announcement.
Last month, the U.S. put forward a similar resolution at the UNSC—but it was vetoed by China and Russia.
It’s unclear whether this resolution can gain the necessary support, but earlier this week U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz described it as a “narrower effort” designed to win support from Asian countries and expressed hope that, if adopted, the resolution would embolden countries to step up efforts to protect the waterway.
-ABC News’ Shannon K. Kingston
