UN Chief Guterres sounds alarm over rising tensions after US bombs UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned of a looming spiral of violence in the Middle East following U.S. airstrikes on Iran, calling the situation a “perilous turn” in regional affairs.
Addressing an emergency session of the UN Security Council, Guterres said he had “repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East,” and stressed that civilians would bear the brunt of further conflict. “The people of the region cannot endure another cycle of destruction,” he cautioned. “And yet, we now risk descending into a rathole of retaliation after retaliation.”
His remarks came amid rising fears of a broader regional war, as tensions between Washington and Tehran reach dangerous new heights. Guterres called for maximum restraint and renewed commitment to diplomacy to prevent further escalation and avoid a full-blown conflict.Iran
