Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on April 7, just hours before President Trump's deadline for Iran to restore passage through the waterway that carries 20% of the world's seaborne oil. While a fragile two-week ceasefire was announced the same evening — with negotiations set for April 10 in Islamabad — the veto exposed deep geopolitical fault lines, with Moscow and Beijing benefiting from the crisis while Asian economies face their worst energy disruption since the 1970s.