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Waltz Delivers Full Remarks at the UN Security Council on the Strait of Hormuz, Apr. 7, 2026

April 7, 2026 · C-SPAN · 0:16:12

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What happened

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz delivered the U.S. statement on April 7, 2026, as the United Nations Security Council considered a resolution on Strait of Hormuz security and navigability. C-SPAN carried his full remarks. The statement placed the United States’ position on the record as the Council debated the security of the strait — the chokepoint for a significant share of the world’s seaborne oil — amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Why it matters

The Hormuz resolution debate is one of the defining Security Council fights of Waltz’s tenure: freedom of navigation through the strait is where the administration’s Iran policy, its energy-security claims, and its case for burden-sharing all meet in a single vote-tracked text.

Scoreboard watch

This is a candidate item for the weekly scoreboard: the Strait of Hormuz resolution considered by the Security Council on April 7, 2026, and the U.S. position stated by Ambassador Waltz, to be checked against the resolution’s outcome and subsequent shipping through the strait.

Sources: UN Security Council meeting on Strait of Hormuz security and navigability, April 7, 2026 (Ambassador Waltz’s full remarks as carried by C-SPAN, embedded above). All characterizations as stated by Ambassador Waltz at the meeting.