UN Chief warns consequences of Middle East crisis 'grow dramatically worse'

<article data-history-node-id="439370" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-chief-warns-consequences-middle-east-crisis-grow-dramatically-worse" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-chief-warns-consequences-middle-east-crisis-grow-dramatically-worse" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UN Chief warns consequences of Middle East crisis 'grow dramatically worse'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the crisis in the Middle East is worsening, encouraging opening a "pathway to peace".</p> <p>"The consequences of the Middle East crisis grow dramatically worse with each passing hour," he said on a post on X.</p> <p>He added that curbs on movement in the&nbsp;Strait of Hormuz has disrupted energy, transport,&nbsp;manufacturing, food markent and the overall global economy.&nbsp;</p> <p>"Now is the time for dialogue, for solutions that pull us back from the brink &amp; for measures that can open a pathway to peace."</p> </div> </div> </article>