UNITED NATIONS: Bahrain and the United States have distributed a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for Iran to cease attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the two countries’ ambassadors.

The text is supported by Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Iran dismisses the draft as “one-sided”, and there are no indications when it will be brought to a vote.

The development comes a day after the Security Council met in closed session following Monday’s missile and drone attacks on the UAE, which the Iranian military categorically denied carrying out.

“The Strait of Hormuz is critical not only to the stability and the prosperity of the Gulf region, but also to the global economy,” Bahraini Ambassador Jamal Fares Alrowaiei told reporters.

Recent developments underscore the importance of keeping the waterway secure and open, demonstrating the need for collective action, he said. The text builds on Resolution 2817, which condemned attacks by Iran against seven neighbouring countries.

The draft calls for Iran to immediately cease all attacks and threats against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. It also addresses the placement of mines, illegal tolling and efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor.

US Ambassador Mike Waltz underscored that freedom of navigation for the global economy is at stake — nothing less than a cornerstone of worldwide stability and commerce.

He warned that those who abuse it are setting a dangerous precedent to doom global trade.

Waltz said the resolution requires Iran to do simple things. However, he noted Tehran’s announcement of the Persian Gulf Straits Authority, which requires international ship captains to pay a toll when transiting the waterway.

“So that doesn’t just affect this region. It affects the entire world,” he said.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2026