The U.S. Will Call For A UN Mandated Partial Naval Blockade Of North Korea Today

The Guardian: Trump will urge UN to impose North Korean naval blockade and oil embargo

A US draft security council resolution calls for member states to use ‘all necessary measures’ to inspect country’s shipping.

The US will embark on an aggressive effort to tighten North Korea’s isolation on Monday with a call for an oil embargo and a partial naval blockade.

A draft United Nations resolution seen by the Observer would also block textile exports and the hiring of North Korean labour by foreign countries. The American delegation has called for the UN security council to debate the draft, in an attempt to force decisive action following last Sunday’s massive nuclear test of a bomb, Pyongyang’s sixth.

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WNU Editor: I for one will be very surprised if this naval blockade is approved by the UN Security Council today.

Update: Yup .... that did not last long .... US To Propose Watered Down North Korea Sanctions To Appease China And Russia (Zero Hedge).