Iran urges UN to reject US-backed Hormuz resolution

11 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 6

Iran's UN mission in New York said the Strait of Hormuz needed an end to war, a lifted maritime blockade and restored normal passage.
Tehran said Washington was using freedom of navigation as a pretext for unlawful action against a draft demanding Iran stop attacks, mining and tolls, disclose mine locations and back a humanitarian corridor.
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the measure a test of UN credibility and urged China and Russia not to veto it.

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