00:00I think United Nations Secretary-Journal is absolutely right
00:04in seeing this as a major escalation,
00:09taking the confrontation in West Asia
00:12to a new and more dangerous level.
00:17In case Iranian decides to retaliate,
00:20either openly or through surreptitious means,
00:25against American assets,
00:27in the Gulf or outside,
00:32this would further escalate the situation
00:36and make it tit-for-tat,
00:40uncontrollable contest between United States and Iran.
00:46I think this bodes ill for the stability
00:52of not only Middle East or West Asia,
00:57but also for the entire world
01:00because Gulf has important geopolitical
01:06and geoeconomic role in the world.
01:10It is a source for crude oil
01:16and nearly a fifth of the world's crude oil
01:20passes through the Strait of Hormuz,
01:23which Iran has often threatened to block.
01:27It has also up to 40,000 American troops
01:32present in multiple number of bases,
01:36which may become a target of Iranian action.
01:42It has also Islam's holiest shrines,
01:48which are located, as you know,
01:51in Saudi Arabia as well as in Jerusalem.
01:55So all that makes it a very combustible situation
02:03and it is to be hoped that,
02:08as UN Secretary General himself has said,
02:12that the world would climb down from this path.
02:18So let's see.
02:19So let's see.
02:20Let's see.
02:21Let's see.
02:22Let's see.
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