UN Security Council to vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz
The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a draft resolution brought by Bahrain to authorize the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks.
Iran has placed a stranglehold on the key shipping lane -- threatening fuel supplies and roiling the global economy -- in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes that triggered the month-old Middle East war.
FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Andrew Hilliar tells us more.
Hormuz blockade triggers global fuel crisis
- Britain rejects Iran's bid to set up a 'toll booth' in the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran continues to 'hold the world economy hostage' with closure of key shipping lane Daily Mail —
- Fuel rationing warning as 'all possibilities' studied in Iran war energy crisis Mirror —
- Should holidaymakers be worried about jet fuel shortages and could their trips be cancelled? Daily Mail —
- Iran wants some ships to pay to use the Strait of Hormuz NPR —
- Over 40 countries meet to discuss ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz NPR —