UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File). Where a vote on the Strait of Hormuz may take place just hours before the deadline

Tensions rise — and the decision appears set to come at the 89th minute.

The war between the United States and Iran is approaching a decisive moment. While mediators are working to prevent escalation, the US president has extended the ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by an additional 20 hours — a move that reinforces the sense that any resolution will emerge only at the last possible moment.

At the same time, diplomatic efforts are unfolding alongside clear strategic signaling, the Wall Street Journal reported that China had closed airspace in the Shanghai region for 40 days starting March 27. On the same day, a joint naval exercise between China and Pakistan (March 27–April 2) began, defined as protecting the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key component of the BRI.

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