Mike Waltz pushes UN resolution to stop Iran mining key global shipping route

The United States is advancing a caller United Nations Security Council solution targeting Iran’s actions successful nan Strait of Hormuz arsenic nan management seeks to reenforce its ongoing maritime cognition pinch world backing.

U.S. Ambassador to nan United Nations Mike Waltz said Monday nan effort is designed to clasp Iran accountable for mining world waters, threatening world shipping and attempting to disrupt 1 of nan world’s astir captious waste and acquisition routes.

"The president and Secretary Rubio person instructed america to travel to nan Security Council successful afloat practice and trade a solution pinch Bahrain and nan GCC countries," Waltz said during a property briefing. "We’re moving connected a parallel effort astatine nan Security Council that is abstracted and chopped from Project Freedom, but evidently related."

"The solution will impact holding Iran to relationship for its blatant violations of world law," he added, including requiring Tehran to extremity laying oversea mines, disclose their locations and activity pinch nan United Nations to found humanitarian corridors utilized by dozens of U.N. agencies to present assistance globally.

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U.S. Ambassador to nan United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a United Nations Security Council gathering astatine U.N. office successful New York City connected Feb. 28, 2026, pursuing U.S. and Israeli strikes connected Iran. (Heather Khalifa/Reuters)

The negotiated push comes arsenic U.S. forces moved Monday to secure commercialized shipping done nan strait nether President Donald Trump’s Project Freedom. U.S. Central Command confirmed American forces sank six Iranian mini boats threatening vessels, underscoring nan fragility of nan ceasefire and nan ongoing risks to world power flows.

Waltz framed nan effort arsenic portion of a broader push to group a world precedent.

"We can’t group a modular that if 2 countries person a conflict … you tin past embark connected corporate reward for nan economies of nan remainder of nan world," he said.

When asked by Fox News Digital astir nan broader implications of Iran’s actions, Waltz said nan U.S. is moving to guarantee that world waterways cannot beryllium weaponized.

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The United States is advancing a caller United Nations Security Council solution targeting Iran’s actions successful nan Strait of Hormuz.  (AP Photo)

"You can’t commencement indiscriminately conscionable throwing oversea mines retired into nan water to sow uncertainty and fearfulness into nan world maritime community," he said. "And you surely can’t spot it arsenic a gross root … nary state has a correct to punish nan remainder of nan world arsenic portion of a conflict."

He besides pointed to nan quality toll of nan crisis, noting that thousands of civilian mariners person been caught successful nan escalating tensions.

"These are captains, engineers, cooks, deckhands … they had nary portion successful this conflict. They shouldn’t beryllium forced to suffer," Waltz said, adding that nan management is emphasizing nan humanitarian facet of ensuring safe transition and assistance delivery.

Fox News Digital besides asked whether nan U.S. and its partners should look beyond securing nan strait and see semipermanent structural solutions to bypass it altogether.

"I cognize our Gulf partners and friends are earnestly reasoning done that," Waltz said, referencing existing infrastructure specified arsenic Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline and export routes done nan Gulf of Oman.

"I cognize they’re looking astatine further alternatives to frankly diversify their pathways and diversify their economies," he added.

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A female walks past a advertisement showing a subject manus holding nan Strait of Hormuz pinch Farsi matter which reads, "In Iran's hands forever," "Trump couldn't do a damn thing," "The power of Strait of Hormuz will beryllium Iran's forever," successful Vanak Square, successful bluish Tehran, Iran, connected April 16, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

While nan U.S. military effort is focused connected contiguous stabilization, including guiding vessels and deterring Iranian harassment, Waltz stressed that nan U.N. solution is intended to reside nan broader world implications and forestall akin crises successful nan future.

Despite nan push, questions stay astir whether Russia and China will support nan measurement aft a erstwhile effort successful April grounded to pass. 

Waltz said nan existent connection is narrower successful scope and focused specifically connected clear violations of world law, which he based on should make guidance little likely.

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan Iranian ngo to nan U.N. fo comment.