UNSC votes today on diluted Bahrain Hormuz resolution

UN – (Web Desk) – The UN Security Council is voting today. The resolution on the table is a much weaker version than what was originally planned. Diplomatic sources confirmed this to AFP.

Iran has been blocking the Strait of Hormuz since February 28. That is when the United States and Israel launched their war against Tehran. The blockade has shaken the global economy hard.

Bahrain started pushing for a strong resolution two weeks ago. Gulf oil nations backed the move. The original draft would have allowed any country to use force to reopen the strait. But that plan hit a wall fast.

Russia, China and France all pushed back. They hold veto power. So the text kept getting softer. The vote was supposed to happen last week. It got delayed again and again.

The final draft still tells Iran to stop attacking commercial ships. It calls on states to coordinate defensive efforts to protect merchant vessels. But it stops well short of authorizing military force. Instead it uses careful language about measures that are “defensive in nature.”

The vote is set for 11 AM New York time. That is just nine hours before Trump’s deadline for Iran. The US president warned that if Tehran does not reopen the strait by midnight Wednesday he will strike Iranian power plants and bridges. He said the entire country “could be taken out in one night.”

Iran’s army called Trump’s words “rude and arrogant.” Tehran said the threats are not changing anything.

Meanwhile the war kept spreading overnight. Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj. Saudi Arabia shot down seven ballistic missiles fired toward its eastern region. A drone from Iran killed a couple in Iraqi Kurdistan after crashing into their home. Four missiles were also intercepted near the US consulate in Erbil.

In Israel a second Filipino national was killed when an Iranian missile struck a residential building in Haifa on Sunday. She died along with her Israeli husband and his elderly parents.

A ceasefire proposal from mediating countries went nowhere. Both Trump and Iran rejected it. Trump called it “a significant step” but said it was “not good enough.” Iranian state media said Tehran rejected the deal entirely and is demanding a permanent end to the conflict not just a pause.

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The Red Cross chief also spoke out. She warned that threatening civilian infrastructure and nuclear sites must not become normal in modern warfare. She did not name any country directly. But the message was clear.

Whether today’s UN vote passes or fails it may not matter much on the ground. Trump’s midnight deadline is already looming. And neither side is showing signs of backing down.