Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have encouraged countries to coordinate defensive efforts on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, amid concerns that it would have tacitly condoned military action in the waterway.
The resolution garnered 11 votes in favor, but failed because Russia and China ¡ª as permanent veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council ¡ª were opposed. The vote followed days of negotiations and pressure from a number of Gulf countries to restore free passage in the strait.
The document, put forward by Bahrain, would have encouraged countries to ¡°coordinate efforts, defensive in nature, commensurate to the circumstances,¡± to ensure security of navigation through the strait.
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