Tehran: US Resolution on Hormuz Strait Ignores Regional Aggression

Kazem Gharibabadi sharply criticized Washington’s push — supported by some regional allies — to advance a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, describing it as an attempt to shift the narrative. He argued that the initiative seeks to portray Iran, the target of aggression and unlawful blockade, as the party at fault.

Posting on X, Gharibabadi reaffirmed that while freedom of navigation is a recognized legal principle, it cannot be applied selectively or politically, nor can it be separated from the UN Charter. He stressed that any maritime security plan in the region that ignores the use of force, ongoing threats, and the blockade — particularly the role of the United States and Israel in creating the crisis — cannot claim neutrality or legitimacy.

“Any resolution that frames the situation in the Strait of Hormuz without acknowledging aggression, the blockade, the threat of force, and Iran’s legitimate rights to defend its security and vital interests will be incomplete, biased, politically motivated, and doomed to fail from the outset,” he wrote.