UN ‌Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s personal envoy has arrived in Iran as part of ​a regional tour aimed at ​backing “a comprehensive and durable resolution” ⁠to the Iran war, the United ​Nations said on Wednesday.

Jean Arnault will ​hear Iranian perspectives “on the way forward” and reiterate Guterres’ commitment to support ​a peaceful settlement, a ​spokesperson said in a statement.

Arnault also called ‌on ⁠all leaders to “choose the path of peaceful resolution and the protection of civilians,” the spokesperson ​added.

The ​veteran UN ⁠diplomat, named as Guterres’ envoy on the conflict last month, left for ​the ⁠Middle East on Monday, but the United Nations has not ⁠detailed ​all of his planned ​stops.