Dozens of countries meet about Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s speech fails to calm nerves
The UN Security Council is set to vote on a proposal to secure the Strait of Hormuz after a virtual meeting with over 40 countries. The proposal aims to authorize countries to use defensive means necessary to secure the waterway, amid rising tensions between the US and Iran.
The UN Security Council will vote on a Bahraini proposal to secure the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal aims to safeguard global trade and prevent disruption to the critical maritime route. Over 40 countries attended a virtual meeting to discuss reopening the waterway. US President Donald Trump's recent speech failed to calm nerves, and oil prices soared. Iran maintains significant missile launching capability despite US-Israeli bombardment. The US and Iran have exchanged strikes, with Iran attacking an Amazon cloud computing center in Bahrain.
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