Presenter urges full implementation of U.N. resolution 2817, condemns attacks on regional shipping

A presenter reading a joint statement on behalf of 80 countries said the group "remain steadfast in our support for resolution 2817," condemning what the statement described as Iran's continued attacks on regional neighbors and disruptions to international trade.

The presenter said those attacks threaten the security of the Strait of Hormuz and "continue to threaten international security and navigational rights and freedoms." The statement called for the resolution's full implementation and invoked the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as the legal framework for restoring maritime transit without tolls or illegal charges.

Quoting the United Nations secretary-general's warning, the presenter said choking major trade arteries and constricting the global food system "will result in higher prices, deepening hunger, weaker harvests, and greater suffering, especially for the world's most vulnerable." The statement thanked parties that worked to restore trade flows despite personal risk and insisted that "commercial shipping and seafarers must never be used as leverage."