UN envoy meets Iran deputy minister and visits bombed sites in Tehran

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' personal envoy Jean Arnault met Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi in Tehran on Thursday as part of U.N. efforts to bring about an end to the Iran war, the U.N. said.



Arnault also met representatives of the Iranian Red Crescent and visited some civilian sites damaged in recent air strikes, including a university and an apartment block that had been destroyed, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a regular briefing in New York.



"He heard views on the way forward and reiterated the secretary-general's firm commitment to making every possible effort to support a peaceful settlement of this conflict," he said.



Dujarric said Arnault would continue his regional tour with several visits in the Middle East "aimed at supporting the ongoing efforts to achieve a comprehensive and durable resolution to this conflict."