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Security Council LIVE: Fragile Gulf calm tested as threats to Hormuz shipping mount

Security Council LIVE: Fragile Gulf calm tested as threats to Hormuz shipping mount

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Nearly nine months after Israeli and US strikes on Iran set off a regional war, the Gulf remains on a knife edge. Iran has all but closed the Strait of Hormuz, which carried a fifth of the world’s oil before the conflict. Attacks on shipping are rising, and efforts to stop a return to full-scale fighting have yet to produce a deal. The Security Council meets shortly at Bahrain’s request to discuss the threat to regional and maritime security. Follow live below – and for full meetings coverage year round, go here.

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