Iran accuses US and Bahrain of pushing politicized UN Strait of Hormuz resolution

On 2026-05-07, Iran's permanent representative to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, criticized a draft UN Security Council resolution sponsored by the United States and Bahrain. He said the resolution on the Strait of Hormuz was one-sided and politically motivated and argued it would damage the Security Council's credibility. The remarks were made in Washington.