Iran's UN envoy writes to Security Council protesting US naval blockade of Hormuz ports

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-10-21 23:00 UTC

Iran's UN envoy Gholamhossein Darzi wrote to the UN Security Council and secretary-general protesting the US naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf, as relayed by Tasnim News, Middle East Eye and an X roundup post. According to Middle East Eye, the letter urges the UN to denounce the blockade and warns of continuous threats from the US and Israel, including possible use of the MOAB bomb; Tasnim's relay adds that the US continues its Operation Economic Outcast sanctions campaign.

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• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-21 23:53 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-22 02:47 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-22 02:47 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-22 06:24 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-22 09:41 UTC
• 8AM Media, 2026-10-22 09:59 UTC

First reported 2026-10-21 23:53 UTC; last updated 2026-10-22 11:27 UTC.

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