Photos released by Iran's state media show Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi crying after receiving a ring belonging to former IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani as an award for his service.

Soleimani was killed in a drone strike ordered by Donald Trump on January 7, 2020.

In a video of the event released by state media, Araghchi is seen crying after receiving the award from the mother of Mohammad-Hossein Haddadian, a member of the IRGC's Basij paramilitary who was killed in early 2018.