France has begun preparing a UN Security Council resolution with the United States aimed at establishing an international mission to restore shipping movements through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Reuters report published by gCaptain. Diplomats said the initiative would focus on protecting commercial traffic and maintaining access to energy supplies, rather than addressing the broader disputes involving Iran.
The renewed diplomatic effort follows a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump on Monday evening at Trump Tower in New York, alongside the UN General Assembly. Speaking afterwards, Macron said the discussions had covered several possible approaches. He indicated that further diplomatic work could provide a way for more oil tankers and container vessels to pass through the strait, even in the absence of a comprehensive agreement.
Diplomats cited in the report said France wanted to distribute a draft to Security Council members soon, but they offered no timetable. Earlier French attempts to assemble a resolution on the issue were unsuccessful. Previous UN efforts had failed to win backing from China and Russia, both of which hold veto powers, because of concerns that the proposals were tilted against Tehran.
The latest push comes as global oil prices surge, according to the report. Concerns that an advance by Houthi rebels in Yemen could also put the strategic Bab el-Mandeb shipping corridor at risk have added to hopes that a compromise may now be possible. The proposed Hormuz resolution would stress countries’ common interest in keeping navigation open and energy supplies accessible.
Under the approach described by diplomats, UN member states would coordinate measures to safeguard merchant vessels without taking an offensive stance towards Iran. The proposal would also avoid criticism of the United States and would not tie Hormuz security to other regional disputes. A French diplomatic source said Paris intended to pursue the resolution with Washington and its partners, with freedom of navigation through the strait as its objective.