United Nations Security Council

Agenda

1. Agenda item 1

   Maintaining Freedom of Navigation and Maritime Security During the Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz

   A fifth of the world's oil and LNG once moved through the Strait of Hormuz. Since February 2026, nobody can count on that anymore. What began as strikes on Iran turned into a fight over the water itself. Tehran shut the strait to vessels it called hostile, and Washington answered with a naval blockade. A ceasefire in April and a memorandum in June promised a reopening, but by July merchant ships were being hit again.

   The people paying for this are mostly not the ones fighting it. Thousands of seafarers have been stranded for months on ships they cannot safely move, and fuel prices and supply chains far from the Gulf have felt the shock.

   The Security Council now has to decide who keeps this waterway open and on what terms. With a permanent member directly involved in the fighting, every line of a resolution will be tested against the veto.

   The strait is closed. The Council is in session. Find the way through.