Return to US-Iran hostilities is huge setback for civilians, UN rights chief says

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday the resumption of hostilities between the United States and Iran was a significant blow to civilians in the region that risked severe disruption to the flow of food, medicines, and other essentials.

The fighting "undermines peace efforts and deepens instability, with grave risks for human rights across the entire region," the U.N. high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk said in a statement.