UN Security Council Meets on Gulf Shipping Threats as Hormuz Transits Stay About 65% Below Pre-Conflict Levels
The UN Security Council met in New York on November 13, 2026, at Bahrain's request to discuss escalating tensions in the Gulf and growing threats to maritime security. Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi and UN Assistant Secretary-General Mohamed Khaled Khiari briefed the Council. The meeting came nearly nine months into the conflict sparked by Israeli and United States strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, followed by Iranian attacks across the Gulf and moves to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to UK Maritime Trade Operations, transits through Hormuz remain around 65 per cent below pre-conflict levels, and October saw one of the heaviest concentrations of attacks since the conflict began. In March the Council adopted resolution 2817 condemning Iran's attacks, with China and Russia abstaining.
At the meeting, Gulf states blamed Iran and its Houthi allies for attacks on their territories and regional waterways, while Tehran argued that the instability is a consequence of United States and Israeli military action facilitated by certain Gulf states. No new resolution was announced. (Source: UN Security Council)
Source: UN Security Council
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Photo: 图：联合国大会堂内景（纽约总部）。照片：Basil D Soufi，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / UN General Assembly Hall in New York. Photo by Basil D Soufi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
