Published On 4/5/2026
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, said on Monday that the United States and the Gulf states are working on drafting a draft resolution for the UN Security Council, which seeks to hold Iran accountable for closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US-Israeli war, and demands that it stop planting mines in the Strait.
He explained that the draft resolution is considered a “parallel and separate effort” from the “Freedom Project”, which was launched by US President Donald Trump to rescue ships stuck in the strait.
Waltz revealed that the draft resolution, which will be negotiated this week, will ask Iran to stop its “attacks and threats on commercial ships,” and will also demand that it stop “its attempts to impose illegal fees.”
Naval mine sites
According to the American ambassador, the draft resolution will ask Tehran to reveal the numbers and locations of sea mines, and will urge the international community to work towards removing them, and enable the United Nations to establish a “humanitarian corridor.”
Waltz told reporters in a telephone press conference that the United States is participating in drafting the new draft resolution with Bahrain, with contributions from Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
He revealed that the project includes not only the Strait of Hormuz, but also all international corridors, such as Gibraltar and Malaga, adding: “Therefore, this is an important precedent, that this is unacceptable and illegal.”
The second project is about Hormuz
The project initiated by the United States comes after Russia and China, permanent members of the Security Council, obstructed a resolution last month submitted by Bahrain to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Regarding the differences from the Bahrain project, Waltz said: “This decision focuses more on planting mines in international waterways and imposing fees that will affect all economies of the world, especially those in Asia.”
The United States has been trying to return navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s energy supplies pass, to its normal path, since Iran closed it days after the American-Israeli war on Iran 66 days ago.
