Bahrain waters down UN proposal for using force to open Strait of Hormuz

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : The Security Council originally scheduled a vote on the resolution for Friday, which is a UN holiday for Good Friday.
57% : Bahrain's initial draft would have allowed countries "to use all necessary means" -- UN language that would include possible military action -- "in the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman" to secure passage and deter attempts to interfere with navigation.
47% : Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed UN resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid opposition from China and Russia about allowing countries to use force to secure the critical waterway Iran has largely cut off to global shipping.
46% : But it later cancelled that meeting, and UN diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the new timing before it has been announced, said the vote was now expected to be held Saturday.
42% : Before Bahrain released its final draft, Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said the proposal "does not solve the puzzle."
42% : France's UN Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont also called for de-escalation, telling the council that "defensive measures that avoid any broad use of force need to be promoted."
41% : China's UN Ambassador Fu Cong opposed the original draft's authorization for the use of force, calling it "unlawful and indiscriminate."
34% : The Security Council adopted a Bahrain-sponsored resolution on March 11 condemning Iran's "egregious attacks" on Gulf nations and called for Tehran to immediately halt its strikes, which followed the US and Israel launching the war on February 28.
16% : It comes after US President Donald Trump said in an address Wednesday that America and Israel will continue to bomb Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks but gave no definitive end date for the conflict.

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