The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a resolution aiming to safeguard navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. The draft resolution received 11 votes in favor, with two against – Russia and China – and two abstentions from Pakistan and Colombia, falling short due to the vetoes by the two permanent members.
Explaining Russia’s vote, Kremlin said the resolution presented Iranian actions as the sole source of regional tensions while attacks by the United States and Israel were “not mentioned at all.”
China also defended its opposition to the UN resolution, mentioning that the draft “failed to capture