UNITED NATIONS, July 23. The Middle East is being drawn ever more deeply into an expanding conflict, and the situation in the region is getting out of control, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated. One escalation triggers the next," he said, referring to the Middle East conflict during open debates of the UN Security Council on peaceful settlement. The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28. However, on the night of July 8, the United States resumed large-scale strikes on Iran, accusing Tehran of violating the agreement’s provisions concerning the Strait of Hormuz.