WASHINGTON: UN Secretary General Antó­nio Guterres warned on Thursday that the Middle East crisis was spiralling into a wider regional war, urging the United States and Israel to halt hostilities and calling on Iran to stop attacks on its neighbours. Addressing reporters at UN Headquarters, Gute­rres said the conflict had “lurched into its second month,” with human suffering deepening by the day. “Every day this war continues, human suffering grows. The scale of devastation grows. Indiscriminate...