UN meeting commences with a minute of silence for Iranian president at Russia's request

The UN Security Council meeting commenced with a minute of silence to honor Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and six others who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on May 19.

The moment of silence was observed at the behest of Russia, China, and Algeria.

Today's UN Security Council session focuses on preventing an arms race in outer space.