UN Chief’s Call for Calm in Middle East Masks Dangerous Double Standards

In the latest episode of international diplomacy, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement urging all parties in the Middle East to cease hostilities following Iran's missile attack on the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, which houses significant U.S. forces.Guterres expressed being “deeply alarmed” at the conflict’s escalation but simultaneously exposed the UN’s chronic imbalance by carefully condemning Iran’s strike while only belatedly addressing—and with less force—the prior U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.This cautious approach was laid bare during his daily press briefing when journalists questioned him about the apparent double standards. While Guterres has condemned Russia unequivocally...