“The Secretary General has repeatedly called on all parties in the (Persian. - RT ) Gulf to avoid any escalation and to exercise maximum restraint. He made it clear that any new confrontation in the region would be a catastrophe, ”RIA Novosti quotes Hack.
He stressed that the UN is interested in a stable environment in the region and constantly maintains contact with the parties to the incident.
“We are doing everything we can to be sure that they are all taking steps to de-escalate tensions,” said Haq.
Sky News earlier reported that the British Transport Ministry had warned its courts about “Iranian aggressive patrol vessels” in the Strait of Hormuz.
On July 11, the British Department of Defense announced that three Iranian boats attempted to stop a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.