UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Sunday that the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities marked a dangerous escalation in an already volatile region.
“The bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States marks a perilous turn in a region that is already reeling from the outset of the crisis,” Guterres said. “I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East. The people of the region cannot endure another cycle of destruction. And yet we now risk descending into a rabbit hole of retaliation after retaliation. To avoid it, diplomacy must prevail.”
