UN Security Council to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution
The draft urges the unblocking of the strategic Strait of Hormuz but stops short of the Gulf states’ initial aim of winning clearance to reopen it by force.
The UN Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a watered-down resolution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz. The text falls far short of the Gulf countries' original goal of obtaining clearance to free the strait by force.