Iran slams US ‘coercion’ over Hormuz resolution at UN
Tehran accuses Washington of pressuring countries to back an anti-Iran draft resolution while defending its actions in Strait of Hormuz as a response to US-Israeli aggression
NEW YORK (MNTV) — Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has accused the United States of using “coercion” and political pressure to gather support for a draft resolution targeting Tehran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement posted on X, the mission described Washington’s attempt to portray the number of co-sponsors as evidence of broad international backing against Iran as “absurd and deceptive.”
“No number of coerced co-sponsorships can legitimize Washington’s ongoing internationally wrongful acts against Iran, including maritime blockade, attacks on and illegal seizure of Iranian commercial vessels, and hostage-taking of their crews in a manner resembling piracy,” the mission said.
It added that many countries joined the draft resolution under “political pressure, coercion and even threats.”
The Iranian mission also accused the United States of attempting to manufacture legitimacy for what it described as predetermined political objectives while undermining the credibility of the U.N. Security Council and providing cover for unlawful actions against Iran.
Tehran shut down the Strait of Hormuz to ‘hostile states’ and their allies following the launch of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on Feb. 28. Iranian authorities later tightened restrictions after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a blockade of Iranian vessels and ports despite a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire that took effect on April 8.
Iran also said the United States recently launched a military campaign aimed at reopening the strategic waterway by force but failed in the face of Iranian resistance to American “piracy” and threats to maritime security.
Last month, a draft Security Council resolution on the Strait of Hormuz circulated by Bahrain and the United States was vetoed by China and Russia.
Iran has repeatedly argued that tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are the direct result of an unprovoked U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic.
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