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China, Russia Veto UN Security Council Resolution to Protect Ships in Strait of Hormuz
The vote came hours before President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to make peace and stop targeting the Strait of Hormuz, or face crippling new U.S. attacks.
Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, on June 22, 2025.
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China and Russia used their veto power on April 7 to block a United Nations Security Council resolution to coordinate efforts to protect maritime trade routes along the Strait of Hormuz.
The narrow waterway has come under Iranian attack in recent weeks.
