By Simon Lewis

May 4 (Reuters) - The United States and Gulf states are working on a draft UN Security Council resolution seeking to condemn Iran for closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US-Israeli war, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said on Monday.

Waltz added that negotiations on the draft resolution would take place this week. This comes after Russia and China, both permanent members of the Security Council, blocked a resolution last month that Washington had hoped would spur international efforts to restore freedom of navigation in the sea lane.

Waltz told reporters in a telephone press conference that the United States is involved in drafting the new resolution with Bahrain, with contributions from Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

The resolution is expected to demand that Iran cease attacks on commercial vessels and attempts to impose fees on navigation in the Strait, and will also demand that Iran stop laying sea mines and disclose their locations.

Waltz says the draft resolution represents a "more specific endeavor" than the previous resolution that failed to pass, and comes at a time when a ceasefire with Iran is in effect.

He added, "This decision focuses more on the laying of mines in international waterways and the imposition of fees, which will affect all economies of the world, especially those in Asia."