Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani has criticised a draft UN Security Council resolution sponsored by the US and Bahrain, accusing the two countries of attempting to legitimise what he called unlawful US actions in the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu Agency reports.

“The United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain have jointly tabled a deeply flawed, one-sided, and politically motivated draft resolution on the situation in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

“They claim that their actions are intended to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and make some baseless allegations against my country. The fact on the ground proved otherwise,” Ambassador Iravani told the reporters.

Iravani argued that recent US actions in the Gulf contradict Washington’s stated objectives and have instead increased instability in the region.

“Instead, the US is pushing a flawed, politically motivated draft resolution on the pretext of freedom of navigation to advance its political agenda and legitimise unlawful actions, not to resolve the crisis,” he said.

Iravani said the draft resolution does not seek to protect international navigation.