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UN chief deeply regrets opportunity for diplomacy over Iran ‘squandered’

  • He was not in a position to confirm Israeli reports of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Published March 1, 2026 Updated March 1, 2026 11:03am
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the UN Headquarters in New York on February 28, 2026. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres condemned “escalation” in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, on which the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Saturday. Photo: AFP
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the UN Headquarters in New York on February 28, 2026. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres condemned “escalation” in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, on which the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Saturday. Photo: AFP
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WASHINGTON: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Iran conflict on Saturday that he deeply regretted that an opportunity for diplomacy had been “squandered.”

Israel, US carry out attacks on Iran; Tehran launches retaliatory strikes on regional bases

He also told the 15-member body he was not in a position to confirm Israeli reports of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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