# The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said he was gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran. He was reacting to an attack by American B-2 bombers on three Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Guterres called it a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge and a direct threat to international peace and security. He said there is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control, with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world.
Iran previously pledged to retaliate if the US joined Israel’s assault, but there has not been any official statement from Tehran’s leaders since the US launched its attack. In his address from the White House on Saturday evening, President Donald Trump thanked the Israeli military and praised American service members for an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in decades: