Nigeria, March 20 -- The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has asked the United States and Israel to put an end to their three-week-old war on Iran, which has led to the death of over 2,000 people across West Asia.

Mr Guterres, in his address at the EU leaders' summit in Brussels on Thursday, said the war risks getting out of control and hurting more civilians in the region.

"First, to the United States & Israel: It's high time to end this war that is risking getting out of control, causing immense suffering to civilians," he said.

The UN chief said the war risks having "dramatic effects on the global economy & potentially tragic consequences, especially for the least developed countries."

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the US and I...