Iranian UN mission says US seeking cover for ‘aggression’ Iran’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States of trying to “manufacture a false image” of broad international support by emphasising the number of co-sponsors behind a Bahrain-backed draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement posted on social media, the mission said, “It is now crystal clear that the U.S. is seeking to exploit the number of the so-called co-sponsors of its politically motivated and one-sided draft resolution to manufacture a false image of ‘broad international support’ for its ongoing unlawful actions and to pave the way for further military adventurism in the region.” The statement added, “Should the U.S.