Iranian envoy to UN calls US, Bahrain draft resolution on Strait of Hormuz flawed
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Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, has criticized a draft UN Security Council resolution regarding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Iravani characterized the resolution, submitted by the US and Bahrain, as politically motivated and based on baseless allegations.
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What happened
A draft UN Security Council resolution on protecting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, submitted by the US and Bahrain, is deeply flawed and politically motivated, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani said.
Why it matters
"The United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain have jointly tabled the deeply flawed, one sided and politically motivated draft resolution on the situation around the state of Hormuz.
Common ground
They claim that their actions are intended to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and make some baseless allegations against my country," he told reporters.
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Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, has criticized a draft UN Security Council resolution regarding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Iravani characterized the resolution, submitted by the US and Bahrain, as politically motivated and based on baseless allegations.
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