UN chief calls for de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy amid renewed US-Iranian hostilities [SOUND]

# United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has expressed concern at the continuing military escalation in the Middle East. The US military launched more waves of attacks on Iran yesterday, aimed at degrading its ability to target vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran struck American military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric says navigational rights and freedoms must be respected by all sides, in line with international law: