Russia 's Ministry of Emergency Situations is assisting with the search. Iran ian officials have confirmed that the president's life is 'at risk'. Rescuers were last night Iran ian president Ebrahim Raisi is feared dead after the helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan Sunday put his 'life at risk', officials confirmed.
Rescuers were last night struggling to locate the Iranian president after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed in bad weather. Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was pictured moments before the helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan which put his 'life at risk' He was seen in an eerie staring out of the window of the aircraft, which was traveling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province near Jolfa, around 375 miles northwest of Tehran when it crashed.The mystery crash immediately ratcheted up tensions across the world. Iran is a major sponsor of Hamas which has been under relentless attack in Gaza since the terrorists launched the October 7 attacks on Israel.
Rescuers were last night struggling to locate the Iranian president after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed in bad weatherSome of the president's on board entourage were reportedly able to communicate with rescue teams after the crash, 'raising hopes that the incident could have ended without casualties', according to Iranian news agency Tasnim.
Neither the Islamic Republic News Agency nor state TV could offer any information on Raisi's condition or whereabouts, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei urging people 'not to worry'. Azeri president Ilham Aliyev wrote online: 'We were profoundly troubled by the news of a helicopter carrying the top delegation crash-landing in Iran. Our prayers to Allah Almighty are with president Ebrahim Raisi and the accompanying delegation.
Mahsa Amini, 22, was detained by morality police for wearing 'improper' hijab in 2022 and died three days later in hospital, sparking mass unrest. Tehran is a weapons supplier to Russia in its war on Ukraine – and some Moscow propagandists linked the president's disappearance to the attempted assassination of pro-Kremlin Slovakian leader Robert Fico last week
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