The United Nations flag at the United Nations Office in Geneva was lowered to half-mast to honor the memory of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and their entourage who died in a recent helicopter crash, Paralel.Az reports citing IRNA.

The flags of UN member states were also lowered to half-mast at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

The UN Security Council members observed a minute’s silence to honor the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation.

During the Vienna International Nuclear Security Conference at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), officials observed a minute of silence to honor the late Iranian President Raisi and his entourage.