UN Secretary-General to speak at UN meeting

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced that he will deliver a report at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council at midnight Moscow time today. The meeting's topic is the international response to the missile strike by the United States and Israel, which damaged a military base in Iran. Guterres emphasized the need for international dialogue and called for sanctioning the aggression. His statement was accompanied by a declaration of the UN's readiness to support de-escalation efforts.

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Following the missile strike, considered sudden and large-scale, many countries have turned to the UN for support in attempting to establish a diplomatic resolution.