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UN Security Council Blasted for Holding a Moment of Silence in Memory of Iran’s President

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UN Security Council Blasted for Holding a Moment of Silence in Memory of Iran’s President

by Bradley Cortright
May 20, 2024 at 12:49 pm
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The United Nations Security Council is taking heat after its members held a moment of silence in the memory of the late-Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

On Monday, Iranian state television reported Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and seven other passengers were killed when the helicopter they were traveling in crash in the northwestern part of the country.

Hours later, members of the Security Council were seen standing during a moment of silence:

A profoundly shameful moment at the UN Security Council as the US ambassador stands for a moment of silence to honor the Butcher of Tehran pic.twitter.com/EA2U7oMmt0

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) May 20, 2024

Raisi, the second-most powerful official in Iran, oversaw the harsh crackdown on protesters after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed.

Forbes notes, “Raisi served as the prosecutor general of Tehran between 1989 and 1994, when he earned the nickname ‘Butcher of Tehran.’ He participated in a so-called death commission that ordered the executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988. He was then appointed as chair of the General Inspection Office, which oversees the legality of the government, in 1994 before moving up the ranks of the judicial system to ultimately become the country’s chief justice.”

The decision to hold a moment of silence in his memory did not go over well:

The UN Security Council just held a moment of silence for the death of Islamic Republic President Raisi — whose nickname is the “butcher of Tehran”

He is responsible for the hanging of thousands of protesters. The UN is applauding modern day Goebbelspic.twitter.com/0lERVYOof9

— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) May 20, 2024

Absolutely shameful. The UN Security Council, including the US representative, stood for a moment of silence to honour the butcher of Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi.

The moment of silence should be for all the executed political prisoners & brave women. pic.twitter.com/jxuirLPsv9

— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) May 20, 2024

The UN National Security Council held a moment of silence to honor the “Butcher of Tehran.” The US Ambassador joined. pic.twitter.com/AAv1fCq7s6

— Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) May 20, 2024

This is US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood standing for a moment of silence in honor of the former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi today at the UN Security Council meeting.

Reminder: Raisi represented the government that calls for “death to America.” pic.twitter.com/7bkihCLkgT

— Kassy Akiva (@KassyDillon) May 20, 2024

<2 years ago, the UN expelled the Islamic Republic of Iran from @UN_Women for its brutal treatment of women.

Today, the Security Council stood for a moment of silence to honor two of the regime's leaders who were deeply complicit in women's/human rights violations.

Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/pEPi50KEXZ

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) May 20, 2024

The U.N. was not the only institution to take heat for its response to Raisi’s death. NATO was also criticized after its spokeswoman posted on X, “Our condolences to the people of [Iran] for the death of President Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and others who perished in the helicopter crash.

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Bradley Cortright

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IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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