Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vowed to bring Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz before the UN Security Council, as a fragile US-Iran ceasefire deal continued to hang in the balance this week. The declaration came as Washington pressed Tehran on multiple fronts — at the negotiating table, at sea, and now before the world's most prominent multilateral body.
Speaking at a White House press briefing, Rubio said that if the international community could not rally behind the resolution, 'I don't know what the utility of the UN system is, if it can't even solve something as straightforward as that.' The remarks underscored a growing sense of urgency within the Trump administration as the Hormuz standoff entered its fourth month with no clear resolution in sight.
