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United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
Security Council
Ānlǐhuì
安理会
to postpone / to delay
tuīchí
推迟
on / regarding
jiù
就
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
use of force
shǐyòng wǔlì
使用武力
to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
vote
tóupiào
投票
。

United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
Security Council
Ānlǐhuì
安理会
to postpone / to delay
tuīchí
推迟
completed action particle
le
了
on / regarding
jiù
就
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
use of force
shǐyòng wǔlì
使用武力
attributive particle
de
的
vote
tóupiào
投票
，
reason
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
是
Good Friday
Yēsū Shòunàn Jié
耶稣受难节
holiday
jiàqī
假期
。
China
Zhōngguó
中国
and
hé
和
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
to oppose
fǎnduì
反对
draft resolution
juéyì cǎo àn
决议草案
in / within
zhōng
中
to authorize
shòuquán
授权
use of force
shǐyòng wǔlì
使用武力
attributive particle
de
的
content / provisions
nèiróng
内容
。

April 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM

April 3
sìyuè sān rì
四月三日
，
United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
Security Council
Ānlǐhuì
安理会
to postpone / to delay
tuīchí
推迟
completed action particle
le
了
on / regarding
jiù
就
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
security
ānquán
安全
issue
wèntí
问题
to hold
jǔxíng
举行
attributive particle
de
的
vote
tóupiào
投票
。
this time / this current
cǐ cì
此次
vote / ballot
biǎojué
表决
originated from
yuán zì
源自
Bahrain
Bālín
巴林
to put forward / to submit
tíchū
提出
attributive particle
de
的
one item of
yī xiàng
一项
draft resolution
juéyì cǎo àn
决议草案
，
to authorize
shòuquán
授权
all countries / member states
gè guó
各国
to take / to adopt
cǎiqǔ
采取
all
yīqiè
一切
necessary
bìyào
必要
defensive measures
fángyù shǒuduàn
防御手段
in order to
yǐ
以
to safeguard
bǎozhàng
保障
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
navigation / free passage
tōngháng
通航
。
Iran war
Yīlǎng zhànzhēng
伊朗战争
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
after
hòu
后
，
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
attributive particle
de
的
oil tanker
yóulún
油轮
traffic volume
jiāotōng liàng
交通量
to decrease / to fall
xiàjiàng
下降
completed action particle
le
了
approximately / about
yuē
约
70 to 80 percent
qī bā chéng
七八成
，
seriously / severely
yánzhòng
严重
to affect / to impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
global
quánqiú
全球
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
。
however / yet
rán ér
然而
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
and
hé
和
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
on / against
duì
对
to authorize
shòuquán
授权
to use
shǐyòng
使用
force / military force
wǔlì
武力
attributive particle
de
的
wording / language
cuòcí
措辞
strongly
qiángliè
强烈
to oppose
fǎnduì
反对
。
China
Zhōngguó
中国
permanent / resident
cháng zhù
常驻
United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
representative
dàibiǎo
代表
Fu Cong (Chinese ambassador)
Fù Cōng
傅聪
to state / to express
biǎoshì
表示
，
this action / this move
cǐ jǔ
此举
will
jiāng
将
to make / to cause
shǐ
使
use of force
wǔlì shǐyòng
武力使用
to legitimize
héfǎ huà
合法化
，
possibly
kěnéng
可能
to lead to
dǎozhì
导致
situation
júshì
局势
further
jìn yī bù
进一步
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
。
after / following
jīng
经
multiple parties
duō fāng
多方
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
，
draft resolution
cǎo àn
草案
already
yǐ
已
to remove / to delete
shānchú
删除
to invoke / to cite
yuányǐn
援引
UN Charter
Liánhéguó Xiànzhāng
联合国宪章
Chapter Seven
dì qī zhāng
第七章
attributive particle
de
的
related provisions
xiāngguān nèiróng
相关内容
，
but / however
dàn
但
all parties
gè fāng
各方
still
réng
仍
to remain / there are
cúnzài
存在
differences / disagreements
fēnqí
分歧
。
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to believe / to think
rènwéi
认为
，
even if
jíbiàn
即便
resolution
juéyì
决议
ultimately
zuìzhōng
最终
to pass
tōngguò
通过
，
if
ruò
若
to lack
quēfá
缺乏
China and Russia
Zhōng-É
中俄
support
zhīchí
支持
，
actual / practical
shíjì
实际
binding power / enforceability
yuēshùlì
约束力
will
jiāng
将
to be greatly diminished
dà dǎ zhékòu
大打折扣
。

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UN Security Council Delays Vote on Authorizing Force in Strait of Hormuz

The UN Security Council postponed a vote on April 3 on authorizing force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, with China and Russia strongly opposing language that would legitimize military action.

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