Rubio: US to propose UN Security Council resolution calling for opening of Strait of Hormuz 

The Trump administration is pushing a resolution at the United Nations Security Council condemning Iran’s effective shutting down of the Strait of Hormuz and calling for open passage on the critical maritime route, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday. 

The resolution comes after Trump announced Project Freedom for the U.S. Navy to assist international commercial shipping to pass through the Strait under threat from Iranian missile and drone attacks and sea mines. Iran shut down the Strait as retaliation for the U.S. and Israeli strikes against the country beginning on Feb. 28. 

“The draft resolution requires Iran to cease attacks, mining, and tolling,” Rubio said in a statement released just before he appeared at the White House podium as a........

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