Report: 137 countries back draft resolution on Hormuz Strait at the UN

“Report: 137 countries back draft resolution on Hormuz Strait at the UN In the most most widely backed proposal before the UN Security Council, 137 countries are supporting a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported. According to Al Jazeera, the resolution - introduced by the US and Bahrain - seeks to "protect international waterways, commercial shipping and energy supplies, maintain global economic and trade stability, as well as ensure the safety and security of seafarers".

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