US Proposes Resolution to UNSC to Defend Free Navigation, Secure Hormuz; Rubio Says ‘Test’ for UN

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Washington: The United States on Tuesday (local time) proposed a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) aimed at defending freedom of navigation and securing the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing crisis over transit through the strategic waterway due to the ongoing power struggle between Washington and Tehran. According to a statement from the US Department of State, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Iran is “holding the world’s economy hostage” through threats and actions in the strategic waterway, including alleged attempts to close the Strait of Hormuz, attacks on ships, laying of sea mines,…