UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was deeply alarmed by the continued escalation in the Middle East, Guterres said in a statement, following the attacks by the Israel Army on targets in Iran, that all acts of escalation are "condemnable and must stop." The Secretary-General reiterated his urgent appeal to all parties to cease all military actions, including in Gaza and Lebanon, and to exert maximum efforts to prevent an all-out regional war. He also called for a return to diplomacy. Source: Qatar News Agency