US Proposes UN Security Council Resolution to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Rubio said he is unsure whether the resolution can survive a permanent veto from Russia or China.

The Iran-flagged tugboat Basim sails near a ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, in this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 4, 2026. Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP via Getty Images

The United States, with its Gulf partners, is proposing a United Nations Security Council resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to the State Department.

The resolution was drafted with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a press statement on May 5. It calls on Iran to cease attacking ships, laying mines, and trying to charge tolls in the Strait, which is classified as an international waterway.