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UN chief warns of imminent ‘catastrophic consequences’ as US launches new strikes: report
Shortly after the United States launched a fresh round of strikes at Iran on Sunday, the United Nations secretary-general pleaded with all parties to practice restraint, or risk sparking global and imminent “catastrophic consequences.”On Saturday, the United States launched strikes at Iran in response to an attack on a container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and in a manner that Iran claimed to be in violation of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement. Iran responded early Sunday morning with strikes targeting major U.S. allies in the region.On Sunday, the United States retaliated again with a new wave of strikes, only this time, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres pleaded with all parties involved to stop hostilities, The New York Times reported.“A return to full-scale hostilities would have catastrophic consequences [for the region and for the global economy],” Guterres said, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson.Guterres went on to say he was “deeply concerned by the serious escalation” and urged both the United States and Iran “to exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action and take immediate steps to de-escalate.”The United States’ most recent attack on Iran, according to a U.S. official who spoke with the Times under the condition of anonymity, was to degrade “Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping vessels,” the Times reported.On Saturday, Iran also announced that the Strait of Hormuz – a critical shipping route through which around 20 of the world’s oil trade flows – was “closed until further notice,” citing “America’s interventions in the region.”
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· Feb 2, 2026
After the Sudden Retreat: Why Is Washington Threatening Again — and What Messages Are Iran and It’s allies Sending?
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· Jul 7, 2026
[Photo] JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US says its military strikes on Iran "won't be over for a bit.
JUST IN: US says its military strikes on Iran won't be over for a bit.This is punishment.@BRICSNews
Iran Herald
· Jun 26, 2026
"They shouldn't be doing that," Trump on Iran's attack on commercial ship transiting Strait of Hormuz
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Drudge Report
· Jun 26, 2026
USA LAUNCHES NEW STRIKES IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ... DEVELOPING...
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Intel Slava
· Jun 26, 2026
Yet no strike is confirmed, but I think they will strike very soon, in the next few hours, sin [...]
Yet no strike is confirmed, but I think they will strike very soon, in the next few hours, since it has become a routine pattern for the IRGC to share statements before strikes happen.@IntelSlava
Egyptian Gazette
· Jul 10, 2026
French nuclear test warning comes into effect
Paris, July 10, 1973 – A French warning for international shipping and aircraft to avoid its nuclear test danger zone in the South Pacific officially came into force at 12:01 GMT today.As the nuclear war of nerves intensifies, French naval forces have increased surveillance of “anti-bomb” protest vessels operating within and around the forbidden area. The post French nuclear test warning comes into effect appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.
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