UN declines to confirm reported Strait of Hormuz initiative
United Nations spokesperson says, 'We will not be feeding this speculation and will continue to work discreetly'
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – The United Nations declined to comment on media reports suggesting the possibility of a UN-led initiative for the Strait of Hormuz, saying the stakes were too high for public speculation.
“We have seen the speculation in the media about an eventual UN-led initiative around the Strait of Hormuz,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a press conference.
“I can tell you that the Secretary-General remains in very frequent contact with senior officials in the region and beyond. We will not be feeding this speculation and will continue to work discreetly.”
He added that “the stakes are too high,” pointing to the Black Sea grain initiative as a precedent where discretion proved essential.
“Silence was the much better half of valor” during the run-up to that initiative, he said.
The Strait of Hormuz has been at the center of global energy market concerns since Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced restrictions on most vessels following the start of US-Israeli attacks on February 28.
Around 20 million barrels of oil passed through the strait daily before the war, and its disruption has pushed oil prices sharply higher.
The attacks have killed more than 1,200 people, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with Iran retaliating through drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets.
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