UN Council Votes on Hormuz Ships Resolution

0:00It's April 6th. This is Global News Today, AI-powered stories shaping the world. I'm Cory with the story. The United Nations Security Council gears up for a vote on Tuesday on a tone-down resolution to safeguard commercial ships sailing through the strait of Hormuz. Diplomat say China blocked any green life for using force, so the new draft just urges countries to team up on defensive moves like escorting. Vessels and deterring blockades. This comes amid a conflict that's raged over five weeks since the United States and Israel hit Iran at the end of February. Tehran has mostly shut down the strait, a key choke point for global oil, sending crude prices skyrocketing and slashing exports from Gulf nations. Bahrain, holding the Council's rotating chair, has pushed through several drafts with backing from other Gulf states and Washington. The softer version boosts its odds of passing, needing at least nine yes votes from the 15 members and no vetoes from the big five permanent.

1:00Powers, Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States. China slammed earlier ideas for authorizing force, warning it had sparked more chaos while teaming with Russia to push for calm. Iran called for a full war end on Monday, but resisted reopening the strait as President Donald Trump issued a Tuesday night deadline, threatening to. Wipe them out without a deal. With oil markets on edge and superpowers pulling strings, this vote could signal if the world finds a way to keep that vital waterway flowing or if. Finchens boil over further.