Rome, 13 June (LaPresse) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned ‘any military escalation in the Middle East’ following Israel's attack on Iran and called on all parties to ‘exercise maximum restraint, avoiding at all costs a descent into deeper conflict, a situation that the region can hardly afford’. This was reported by the UN in a statement. Guterres, who said he was ‘particularly concerned,’ recalled the obligation of UN member states to act in accordance with the UN Charter and international law.