UN chief ‘shocked’ by violence in Iran, urges restraint
- 2026-01-12 11:25:05
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said he was “shocked” by reports of violence against protesters in Iran and called on the government to show restraint.
Guterres “is shocked by the reports of violence and excessive use of force by the Iranian authorities against protesters,” his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement, adding a call “to exercise maximum restraint and to refrain from unnecessary or disproportionate use of force.”
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