UN chief meets Egyptian FM as Cairo mediates between Iran and US

UN Secretary-General António Guterres met Egypt's foreign minister in Cairo, where Egypt said it holds daily contacts with Iran and the US to prevent military confrontation.

• Guterres met Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Cairo on Monday during a visit coinciding with UN Day.
• Abdelatty said Egypt conducts daily contacts with Iran and the United States to prevent a full-scale military confrontation.
• Guterres praised Egypt's mediation efforts to end the Gaza war and urged the removal of all restrictions on humanitarian aid to the strip.
• Guterres expressed concern over Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank and the displacement of Palestinian families.