The UN Security Council paid respect to Iranian's former president Ebrahim Raisi after his death at the weekend UN's X account/GettyThe UN Security Council observed a moment of silence in honour of Iranian president Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on Monday – sparking fury among critics. Raisi, known as the “Butcher of Tehran”, died in a helicopter accident on Sunday along with Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials. More than 22,000 people were detained and the crackdown saw more than 500 people killed as security services and the public clashed. Raisi supported the Iranian security services throughout this period. The US state department also ended up defending itself after offering its condolences in the wake of Raisi’s death earlier today.

Source: Huffington Post May 21, 2024 17:00 UTC