Russia urges withdrawal of UN Hormuz resolution targeting Iran

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-Bahra...