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STORY: UN / STRAIT OF HORMUZ UPDATE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 05 MAY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
05 MAY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Returning to the Gulf area, I can tell you that we are deeply concerned that multiple missiles and drones were launched at the United Arab Emirates on May 4th, which reportedly resulted in three people injured and caused a fire at an oil facility in Fujairah oil industry zone. In addition to the incident, several strikes targeting vessels took place in and around the Strait of Hormuz in recent days that is significantly raising the danger of renewed hostilities in the region amid an increasingly strained cessation of hostilities.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any action which could escalate tensions and undermine ongoing diplomatic and mediation efforts. There is no viable alternative to the peaceful settlement of international disputes in full accordance with international law, including the Charter of this United Nations.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
The UN is “deeply concerned” that multiple missiles and drones were launched at the United Arab Emirates on May 4th. Recent strikes targeting vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz have also “significantly” heightened the risk of renewed hostilities amid an increasingly strained cessation of hostilities, a UN spokesperson said.
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric today (5 May) called on all parties to “exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any action which could escalate tensions and undermine ongoing diplomatic and mediation efforts.”
He said, “there is no viable alternative to the peaceful settlement of international disputes in full accordance with international law, including the Charter of this United Nations.”
