France advising Bahrain on UN resolution to open Strait of Hormuz – POLITICO

France is advising Bahrain on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorize the use of force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore global energy flows, according to three diplomats informed of the process.

The draft resolution — currently being discussed by France, the United States and Gulf countries in New York — would seek the Security Council’s backing for an operation to “restore international peace and security” under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter.

Tehran’s drone and missile threats have disrupted traffic through the Strait — a chokepoint for roughly a fifth of the world’s oil — since the U.S. and Israel began their war against Iran, sending prices soaring and raising the risk of a broader economic shock.