Iran’s direct and unprecedented attack on Israel brought the two nations to the verge of war on Sunday, as leaders around the world called for de-escalation amid fears of all-out war spreading in the Middle East. UN Secretary General António Guterres has urgently called on the Security Council to de-escalate the situation in the Middle East after Iran launched a direct attack on Israel in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike. “The Middle East is on the brink,” Guterres told a special session of the body in New York. “The people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating…