{"id":39406,"date":"2026-07-13T07:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=39406"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:59:05","slug":"un-chief-expresses-deep-concern-over-latest-middle-east-clashes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/un-chief-expresses-deep-concern-over-latest-middle-east-clashes\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Chief expresses \u2018deep concern\u2019 over latest Middle East clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has again expressed deep concern over renewed military confrontations in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"x_ms-outlook-mobile-signature\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">According to a statement from his spokesperson, Guterres is referring to the Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and neighbouring Gulf states as well as the US attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The UN Chief has called on both sides to stop the attacks and resume negotiations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">What\u2019s become apparent is that the tussle over the Strait of Hormuz has reduced the ceasefire to one in name only as military escalation after escalation now appears to be locked into this tit-for-tat scenario that imperils broader negotiations on a longer term peace agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Guterres has called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, avoid further escalatory action and take immediate steps to de-escalate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Guterres has reiterated that a return to full-scale hostilities would have catastrophic consequences for the peoples of the region, for international peace and security, and for the global economy. He\u2019s further reaffirmed the need for the restoration of full freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u2014SABC\u2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-39406","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"The UN Chief has called on both sides to stop the attacks and resume negotiations.","published_date":"","news_description":"The UN Chief has called on both sides to stop the attacks and resume negotiations.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39407,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39406\/revisions\/39407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=39406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}