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UN chief urges Israel and Iran to de-escalate

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he is "profoundly alarmed" at the military escalation between Iran and Israel and strongly appealed to all parties "to avoid any further internationalization of the conflict."

In the UN secretary-general's statement on June 18, which Stephane Dujarric, his spokesperson, read out, Guterres stressed that "diplomacy remains the best and only way to address concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program and regional security issues.”

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