--- title: "Waltz Takes Hormuz Fight to the UN | Model Diplomat" description: "The United States is pushing to condemn Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz at the UN Security Council, escalating a maritime dispute onto the world stage." url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/story/waltz-takes-hormuz-fight-to-the-un" --- # Waltz Takes Hormuz Fight to the UN US seeks UN resolution against Iranian shipping restrictions Model DiplomatMay 10, 20263 min readMiddle East [ThehillMike Walz: US pushing for UN resolution on Iranian actions in Strait of Hormuz](https://thehill.com/policy/international/5871598-waltz-un-strait-hormuz-iran/)[FoxnewsUS pushes UN resolution to hold Iran accountable in Strait of Hormuz | Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/world/mike-waltz-pushes-un-resolution-stop-iran-mining-key-global-shipping-route)[MENA ObserverMike Waltz pushes UN resolution to stop Iran mining key global shipping route| MENA Observer The News Source](https://menaobserver.com/news/mike-waltz-pushes-un-resolution-to-stop-iran-mining-key-global-shipping-route.html) ## Waltz Takes Hormuz Fight to the UN *Washington is trying to turn Gulf shipping pressure into a Security Council test, but **Russia and China hold the veto** and can still block any binding move.* U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz says the Trump administration is pushing a Security Council resolution to condemn Iranian restrictions on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a move meant to put multilateral cover behind Washington’s maritime pressure campaign, [The Hill](https://thehill.com/policy/international/5871598-waltz-un-strait-hormuz-iran/ "thehill.com") reported Sunday. Waltz framed the issue as a basic rule of international order: “No country can do what Iran is doing in international waterways,” he told ABC’s *This Week*, according to [The Hill](https://thehill.com/policy/international/5871598-waltz-un-strait-hormuz-iran/ "thehill.com"). ## Washington is trying to internationalize the fight The leverage here is straightforward. Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for global energy flows — to extract costs from the U.S. and its partners. Washington is responding by trying to convert that coercion into a U.N. legal and diplomatic problem, not just a naval one. Marco Rubio said the draft, co-produced with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar, would require Tehran to “cease attacks, mining, and tolling” and disclose where it placed sea mines, [The Hill](https://thehill.com/policy/international/5871598-waltz-un-strait-hormuz-iran/ "thehill.com") reported. That matters because the U.S. is not acting alone. By lining up Gulf Arab partners, the administration is signaling that this is not just a U.S.-Iran dispute; it is a regional security issue with energy-market consequences. [AP](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/05/un-us-iran-gulf-resolution-strait-hormuz/e9e11b94-48a3-11f1-a119-857cd2bf4fd4_story.html "washingtonpost.com") reported that the U.S. and its Gulf allies are threatening sanctions or other measures if Iran does not halt attacks, stop imposing “illegal tolls,” and disclose mine placements. That is a harder-edged draft than a simple condemnation, and it shows Washington is using the Council to try to lock in a deterrent threat. ## The real vote is in Moscow and Beijing The obstacle is not the text; it is the arithmetic. The Security Council has 15 members, but **Russia and China can still kill the measure**. That is why the administration is reportedly trying to narrow the draft after an earlier effort failed in April, when Moscow and Beijing blocked a resolution they said was biased against Iran, according to [Reuters via Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/russia-and-china-block-un-resolution-on-strait-of-hormuz "aljazeera.com"). If that history repeats, the U.S. will still have achieved one thing: forcing Russia and China to publicly defend Iranian behavior in a global chokepoint. That is a useful political move for Washington. It turns the vote into a test of whether Moscow and Beijing want to be seen as tolerating the weaponization of a major shipping lane. It also gives the U.S. a stronger basis to argue that any disruption to shipping is not a local squabble but a challenge to freedom of navigation. ## What changes on the ground The diplomatic track is running alongside a military one. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6p5q2dx1po "bbc.com") reported that President Trump’s “Project Freedom” — the effort to escort vessels through the strait — was paused after a brief launch, underscoring how brittle the security picture remains. That pause does not reduce the stakes; it increases them. The U.S. is trying to secure passage without committing to an open-ended confrontation, while Iran is using disruption to keep pressure on energy prices and force negotiations. The beneficiary, for now, is Tehran’s bargaining position: as long as shipping remains constrained, Iran retains leverage over global markets and over any talks on sanctions or nuclear terms. The loser is everyone depending on the strait, especially energy importers in Asia and commercial shippers caught between naval escort promises and actual risk. What to watch next: whether the Council vote is filed this week, whether Russia and China signal a veto in advance, and whether the U.S. keeps pairing the diplomatic push with maritime escorts or lets the operation fade again. [UN](https://modeldiplomat.com/tag/un)[Iran](https://modeldiplomat.com/tag/iran)[Strait of Hormuz](https://modeldiplomat.com/tag/strait-of-hormuz)[US Foreign Policy](https://modeldiplomat.com/tag/us-foreign-policy)[Security Council](https://modeldiplomat.com/tag/security-council) Discover more [Global Politics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-seizes-iranian-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-rise) #### [US Seizes Iranian Ship, Tensions Surge](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-seizes-iranian-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-rise) [The US seizure of the Iranian ship Touska highlights a shift in control over the Strait of Hormuz, favoring Iran's strategic position.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-seizes-iranian-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-rise) [Economics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/feds-amex-aml-order-puts-correspondent-banking-on-notice) #### [Fed's Amex AML order puts correspondent banking on notice](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/feds-amex-aml-order-puts-correspondent-banking-on-notice) [Federal Reserve's Amex AML order requires board-level controls and a 90-day plan; OCC fined the bank $350 million over enterprise-wide deficiencies.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/feds-amex-aml-order-puts-correspondent-banking-on-notice) [Conflict & Security](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/guatemala-el-ni%C3%B1o-202627-becomes-regional-security-test) #### [Guatemala: El Niño 2026–27 becomes regional security test](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/guatemala-el-ni%C3%B1o-202627-becomes-regional-security-test) [UNICEF: 25.8M children face El Niño risks in Latin America; Guatemala maps 188 municipalities for drought and food insecurity amid regional security test.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/guatemala-el-ni%C3%B1o-202627-becomes-regional-security-test) [Economics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/feds-stress-test-overhaul-is-a-capital-smoothing-exercise) #### [Fed's stress-test overhaul is a capital-smoothing exercise](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/feds-stress-test-overhaul-is-a-capital-smoothing-exercise) [Federal Reserve finalized stress-test overhaul: two-year averaging for bank capital buffers and public input, expected to halve volatility.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/feds-stress-test-overhaul-is-a-capital-smoothing-exercise)