UN Chief Warns Of Cycle Of Retaliation

United Nations: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday against yet “another cycle of destruction” and retaliation following the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which he said marked a “perilous turn” in the region. “I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East,” the secretary-general told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. “The people of the region cannot endure another cycle of destruction. And yet, we now risk descending into a rathole of retaliation after retaliation.” Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), also called for restraint as he voiced fears over…