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A UN meeting to pay tribute to former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi will take place on Thursday, General Assembly President Dennis Francis has said.
The UN nuclear watchdog said talks with Iran over the country's nuclear programme have been suspended due to the death of president Ebrahim Raisi.
Hardliner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf was re-elected as Iran's parliament speaker on Tuesday with 198 votes, just over a week since the president's death.
The recording showed Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian trying to speak with Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem who was killed in the helicopter crash.
Iran's acting president, Mohammad Mokhber, received heads and representatives of countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Europe.
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Iran is 'in a mourning period which I need to respect'.
The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, joined the funeral procession in Iran, as did the deputy leader of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem.
Following the death of President Raisi, Vice President Mohammad Mokhber is now the caretaker president until elections on 28 June.
![Raisi was travelling in an antiquated Bell 212 chopper which crashed, leading to his death [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/2024-05/GettyImages-465895926.jpg?h=a7e7c04b&itok=qplIx_t-)
The US says that Iran asked for its help in efforts to find President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter but it was unable to provide any.
Funeral processions began on Tuesday for the Iranian president, who died in a weekend crash along with the country's top diplomat and other officials.