A draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has gained 112 co-sponsors, according to diplomatic sources, underscoring the breadth of global concern over the closure of one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes.The resolution, tabled by Bahrain and the United States, seeks to protect international waterways, commercial shipping and energy supplies, and to ensure the safety of seafarers, the sources told Al Jazeera on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt also calls for an end to Iranian attacks on its Gulf neighbours.Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have joined Manama and Washington as principal sponsors, while India, Japan, South Korea, Kenya, Argentina and most member states of the European Union have also signed on, the sources said.“The list takes up three full pages,” said Al Jazeera’s correspondent in New York, Gabriel Elizondo. “It’s essentially being co-sponsored by two-thirds of all 193 UN member states.”It is the second such resolution Bahrain has put before the council. The first, tabled last month, was vetoed by China and Russia. Both countries have voiced reservations about the new draft, though it remains unclear whether they intend to veto again should it come to a vote.No date has been set for a vote.The diplomatic push comes as peace negotiations between Iran and the US remain deadlocked. The US is demanding that Iran dismantle i …
