Iran-Israel war LIVE: UN to vote on using 'all defensive means' to secure navigation in Strait of Hormuz

The UN Security Council has scheduled a vote at 11 a.m. EDT Friday (April 3, 2026) on a Bahrain-sponsored resolution authorising use of defensive means — but not offensive — to secure international navigation in the Strait of Hormuz which has been mostly blocked by Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (April 2, 2026) the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country “back to the Stone Ages.” Ghodratollah Seif, the Deputy Governor of Alborz Province, where the B1 bridge is located, said the strike had killed eight people and wounded 95 others, according to state TV and Fars news agency.

Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the West Asia were targeted alongside energy and civilian infrastructure -- with the month-long war on Friday (April 3, 2026) showing little sign of easing. Strikes have increasingly targeted economic and industrial sites, raising fears of wider disruption to global energy supplies and deepening the conflict’s impact beyond the battlefield.
source:thehindu.com