Tehran [Iran], May 14 (ANI): Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, sharply criticized Bahrain and the United States for rallying support behind a draft UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, calling the campaign “ridiculous, misleading, and deceptive,” according to Iranian state media outlet Press TV.
“US efforts to highlight growing support for an anti-Iran draft resolution are ridiculous, misleading, and deceptive,” Iravani said.
He further stated that “no level of support gained through pressure or coercion can legitimize illegal US actions against Iran, including maritime blockades, attacks, and the seizure of commercial vessels, as well as the detention of crews like pirates.”
Meanwhile, a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has secured the backing of 112 co-sponsoring nations, according to a diplomatic source cited by Al Jazeera.
The resolution, introduced by Bahrain and the United States, aims to safeguard international waterways, commercial shipping, energy supplies, and the safety of seafarers, Al Jazeera reported.
According to the report, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait joined Bahrain and the United States as principal sponsors. Countries including India, Japan, South Korea, Kenya, and Argentina, along with most European Union member states, have also backed the draft.
“The list takes up three full pages,” Al Jazeera correspondent Gabriel Elizondo said in New York. “It’s essentially being co-sponsored by two-thirds of all 193 UN member states.”
The report noted that this is the second such resolution introduced by Bahrain. A previous draft submitted last month was vetoed by China and Russia, both of which have reportedly expressed reservations about the latest proposal.
No date has yet been set for a vote on the resolution, Al Jazeera reported.
Meanwhile, days after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s peace proposal and said the ceasefire was on “life support,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, accused the United States of “not doing serious diplomacy.”
In a conversation with ANI, Gharibabadi also maintained that Iran has “not attacked neighboring countries” and referred to the presence of US military bases in the region.
“US is not doing serious diplomacy,” he said.
Gharibabadi told ANI that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz would improve once peace is established.
“There will be transparency. There will be no discrepancy. We will not go beyond international law. If peace is established, it will have more safety and security than before,” he said.
President Trump on Monday rejected Iran’s peace proposal and said the ceasefire was on “massive life support.” Trump called Iran’s proposal “a piece of garbage” and “unacceptable.”
“After reading that piece of garbage they sent us, I didn’t even finish reading it. They are on life support. The ceasefire is on massive life support,” Trump said.
Reiterating his claims that Iran has been defeated militarily, Trump said that whatever Iran had rebuilt during the ceasefire period, the US would “knock that out in about a day.”
Trump also claimed that several levels of the Iranian leadership had been eliminated and described the proposal as “stupid.”
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday said there was no alternative but to accept the 14-point proposal. He said any other approach would be inconclusive and unsuccessful, adding that delays would ultimately burden American taxpayers. (ANI)
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