Iran Prepares for U.S. Ground Invasion
WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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| 1:11.1 | China and Russia have opposed a UN Security Council resolution that would have allowed |
| 1:16.4 | countries to use all necessary means to secure the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 1:22.8 | The AP reports that the move has led Bahrain to water down its resolution to only permit defensive |
| 1:29.0 | actions to protect ships in the strait. Here was China's UN ambassador Fu Tsong heard via a UN translator. |
| 1:38.2 | Authorizing member states to use force would amount to legitimizing the unlawful and indiscriminate use of force, |
| 1:48.4 | which would inevitably lead to further escalation of the situation and lead to serious consequences. |
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