China, Russia veto UN Security Council draft resolution on Strait of Hormuz(1/2)

China's permanent representative to the United Nations Fu Cong (center, front) vetoes a UN Security Council draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz at the UN headquarters in New York on April 7, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Liao Pan)

The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a draft resolution that "strongly encourages" states interested in the use of commercial maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate efforts of a defensive nature to contribute to ensuring the safety and security of navigation across the Strait of Hormuz, including through the escort of merchant and commercial vessels.

Eleven members of the Security Council voted in favor of the draft resolution, China and Russia voted against it, while Colombia and Pakistan abstained.

China's permanent representative to the United Nations Fu Cong (2nd from right, front) and Vassily Nebenzia (3rd from left, front), Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, veto a UN Security Council draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz at the UN headquarters in New York on April 7, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Liao Pan)