US, Gulf allies threaten Iran with sanctions in UN proposal if it doesn’t release Hormuz chokehold

US and Gulf allies propose UN resolution threatening Iran with sanctions over Strait of Hormuz attacks and tolls, seek humanitarian corridor, veto by Iran allies uncertain. By AP The United States and its Gulf allies have proposed a U.N. resolution threatening Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls,” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation. The draft Security Council resolution, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran “immediately participate in and enable” United Nations efforts to establish…