Russia, China veto UNSC resolution on Strait of Hormuz

Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a resolution of the United Nations Security Council calling for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Iran war.

UNSC resolutions require that no member oppose the move and a single objection would have doomed the vote. The resolution failed with 11 nations voting for it, two against, and two abstaining, the Associated Press reported.

The vote comes ahead of a looming Tuesday evening deadline that President Donald Trump set for the Iranians to reopen the strait or face the destruction of their civil and energy infrastructure.

On Tuesday morning, Trump warned that a "whole civilization will die tonight" if the Iranians did not agree to his terms. The pronouncement drew widespread scrutiny from the political left and anti-war advocates online.

Thus far, there is no indication that Iran plans to back down from its current posture and the scope of Trump's threatened attacks remains unclear.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.