Secretary of State Rubio Targets Iranian "Hostage" Tactics with New U.N. Resolution to Secure Strait of Hormuz
May 06, 2026
May 06, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on May 5, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio regarding a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at countering Iranian aggression and securing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz:
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The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to hold the world's economy hostage with its efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz, threats to attack ships in the Strait, laying of sea mines . . .
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The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to hold the world's economy hostage with its efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz, threats to attack ships in the Strait, laying of sea mines . . .