Security Council Votes on Defensive Actions in Strait of Hormuz to Secure the Global Oil Supply

The United Nations Security Council is voting on a Bahrain-sponsored resolution to authorize defensive force in the Strait of Hormuz.This diplomatic effort occurs as Iran maintains a blockade of the waterway responsible for twenty percent of global oil following conflict.The final version removes explicit references to the United Nations Charter sections that allow armed intervention to restore peace.
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