France is working on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution backing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.N.
diplomat said Friday.The resolution would reaffirm the need to respect freedom of navigation in the strait, a flashpoint in the war in Iran, citing its importance for global shipments critical for food and energy security, the diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity because discussions on the measure have been private.The proposed U.N.
resolution would recall the need to respect the Law of the Sea and support peaceful initiatives aimed at ensuring safe passage in the strait, the U.N.
diplomat said.Iran’s disruption of the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas transited before the war, has emerged as its main point of leverage.
The effects have been felt far beyond the Middle East and pose political problems for U.S.
President Donald....
