Russia urges withdrawal of UN Hormuz resolution targeting Iran

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Russia is calling for the withdrawal of a UN resolution that targets Iran over its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that it cannot support the proposal pushed by the U.S. and Bahrain. Russia suggests a more diplomatic approach to end hostilities in the region.

Russia urges withdrawal of UN Hormuz resolution targeting Iran Russia is urging the United States and Bahrain to withdraw a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council calling on Iran to end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. According to Russia’s state-owned TASS, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov said Moscow “cannot support” the proposal, which is also backed by several Gulf states. “We now call on the co-authors of the US-Bahraini draft to withdraw it and not rush decisions on it, as we don’t yet see any potential for this document,” Alimov told the Izvestia newspaper. He said a separate Russian-Chinese draft instead calls on all parties to end hostilities, avoid the use of force and resolve disputes through negotiations. The UN said the US-Bahrain resolution has support from Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Russia, unlike the Gulf states, holds veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council.  Ships and boats sail through the Strait of Hormuz off Musandam, Oman, 1 May 2026. (Reuters)