US-Gulf move to draft a UN resolution condemning Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said today, Monday, that the United States and Gulf countries are working on drafting a UN Security Council resolution seeking to condemn Iran for closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US-Israeli war.

Waltz added that negotiations on the draft resolution will take place this week, according to Reuters.

This comes after Russia and China, permanent members of the Security Council, blocked a resolution last month that Washington had hoped would spur international efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the waterway.

Waltz told reporters in a telephone press conference that the United States is participating in drafting the new resolution with Bahrain, with contributions from Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.

The resolution is expected to demand that Iran stop attacks on commercial ships and attempts to impose fees on navigation in the strait, and will also demand that Iran stop laying naval mines and disclose their locations.

Waltz says the draft resolution represents "a more specific endeavor" than the previous resolution that failed to pass, and comes at a time when a ceasefire with Iran is in effect.

He added: "This resolution focuses more on laying mines in international waterways and imposing fees that will affect all economies of the world, especially those in Asia."