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UN chief ‘gravely alarmed’ by Trump’s ‘dangerous escalation’ against Iran
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference on the sidelines of the 34th Arab League summit in Baghdad on May 17, 2025. (AMEER AL-MOHAMMEDAWI/ AFP)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is “gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today.”
“This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security,” Guterres tweets.
I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today. This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security.
There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of…— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) June 22, 2025
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