Iran war: Russia and China veto UN resolution to reopen Strait of Hormuz
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Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes those two countries would abstain. The vote – 11-2, with two abstentions from Pakistan and Colombia – took place just hours after US President Donald Trump issued an unprecedented threat that a “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Iran does
