Jamal Fares al-Rawai

Bahrain's Ambassador Jamal Fares al-Rawai says his country cannot accept what he calls economic terrorism.

That's how he describes Iran's moves to shut down the Strait of Hormuz in response to U.S.

and Israeli strikes on Iran.

He says it is of, quote, paramount importance for the Security Council to vote on a draft resolution to protect commercial shipping.

As he took over the UN Security Council presidency, the Bahraini ambassador blasted Iran for continuing to launch drones and missiles at Gulf countries, despite a Security Council resolution that he sponsored last month that called on Iran to stop such attacks.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.