Gulf nations back a UN resolution authorizing “all necessary measures” to guarantee shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
“All necessary measures” is language used by the United Nations that includes military action.
At a UN Security Council meeting, the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council says Iran’s retaliatory attacks on its neighbors has exceeded “all red lines.”
Jassim Albudaiwi also stresses that the six GCC nations must be included in any discussions or agreements with Iran on ensuring regional security.
Bahrain, the current UN Security Council president and a GCC member, has said it wants a vote Friday on a resolution calling on countries “to use all necessary means” to ensure international transit “in the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.”
It faces opposition from veto-wielding Russia and China.
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