The United Nations Security Council is meeting at Bahrain’s request to discuss threats to regional and maritime security in the Gulf, according to UN News, the U.N.’s news service. The meeting comes as attacks on shipping are rising and efforts to prevent a return to full-scale fighting have not produced a deal, UN News said.
UN News said the Gulf remains highly unstable nearly nine months after Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran set off a regional war. It said Iran has all but closed the Strait of Hormuz, which carried a fifth of the world’s oil before the conflict.
Transits through Hormuz remain around 65% below pre-conflict levels, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations. The UN News page did not say how many attacks on shipping have taken place.
The war began on Feb. 28, UN News said. Iran then struck U.S. military assets and other targets in six Gulf states and Jordan.
In March, the Security Council adopted resolution 2817, which condemned Iran’s attacks and its threats to navigation. China and Russia abstained. A 60-day U.S.-Iran ceasefire, mediated by Pakistan in June, lapsed in August without a peace deal.
Shipping is also under pressure elsewhere in the region. According to UN News, transits through the Bab al-Mandab Strait are down by roughly a quarter since the Houthis declared a blockade on Saudi-linked shipping in July.
The UN News page is dated Nov. 13, 2026, and offers live coverage of the meeting on UNWebTV. It does not say where the meeting is being held, when it began, who is scheduled to speak, or what action the council may take.