Bahrain tells UN Iran is using key maritime chokepoints as 'blackmail'
The National · 14 Jul 2026

Bahrain tells UN Iran is using key maritime chokepoints as 'blackmail'

Bahrain accused Iran on Tuesday of using threats to key maritime chokepoints as a form of blackmail and urged the UN to take action. Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Bahrain's UN ambassador, urged Security Council members to take “a very firm stance to ensure navigational security and freedom of passage in ma


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