Double Veto Hinders International Action in the Strait of Hormuz

The Western draft resolution in the Security Council regarding the formation of an international force in the Strait of Hormuz faced a dead end after the intervention of Beijing and Moscow. The two opposing countries considered that the resolution would further militarize the region and complicate diplomatic solution efforts, leading to the postponement of the vote and leaving global energy corridors in a state of anticipation and caution.