UN delays Hormuz shipping vote as China signals opposition

UN delays Hormuz shipping vote as China signals opposition The United Nations Security Council has postponed a vote on a proposal to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Friday to Saturday, according to media reports. The 15-member council is expected to consider a draft resolution put forward by Bahrain aimed at protecting commercial vessels passing through the strategic waterway, which carries roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies. Reports by Reuters and Associated Press say the draft includes language allowing countries “to use all defensive means necessary” to secure shipping.