BRUSSELS: UN chief Antonio Guterres called on the US and Israel on Thursday to end their war with Iran before it spirals “out of control,” warning of “potential tragic consequences” for civilians as well as the global economy.
“To the United States and to Israel: it’s high time to end this war that is risking getting completely out of control,” Guterres told reporters at an EU summit in Brussels.
“To Iran, stop attacking your neighbors. They were never parties to the conflict,” he said.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said there was ‘no appetite’ among leaders to expand a European naval force in the Red Sea to help secure the Strait of Hormuz or otherwise join the fray.
European leaders doubled down on Thursday, refusing to join military campaigns in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising oil and gas prices caused by the war.
