U.N. Chief Urges Maximum Restraint After Iran Shoots down U.S. Drone

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, June 20 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned by the Iranian shooting down of U.S. drone and urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday.

“It’s important that all parties exercise maximum restraint and avoid any action that could inflame the situation,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.


(Reporting by Michelle Nichols Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)