Tehran– International organizations across the world observed a minute of silence on Monday and Tuesday in honor of the tragic passing of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

The members of the UN Security Council held a minute of silence at the beginning of their meeting on Monday at the request of Russia, China, and Algeria. The heartfelt act drew the ire of the Zionist regime’s representative, who hit the headlines last week for shredding the UN Charter in front of the world. The fanatic and hysteric representative had also held up a placard against President Raisi in the public hall of the General Assembly for a few seconds during his speech there in 2022. 

President Raisi and Minister Amir Abdollahian lost their lives after a helicopter carrying them in northwestern Iran’s mountainous region crashed on Sunday due to severe weather conditions. Their remains were found a day later after hours of rescue and search operations.

The United Nations also lowered its flag to half-mast at its headquarters in New York. “On Tuesday, 21 May 2024, the UN Flag will be lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect for the passing of His Excellency Mr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. All offices and duty stations are encouraged to lower their flags on this occasion,” the body declared in an earlier statement. 

On Tuesday, foreign ministers of several countries including Russia, China, India, and Pakistan stood for a minute's silence at the start of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Iran joined the SCO last year.

A minute of silence was also observed at the beginning of the sessions of the Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge and Armenian Parliament on Tuesday.