Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is seen in eerie photo moments before helicopter crash: Hamas-backing leader is still missing amid fears his death will spark power vacuum in Tehran

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was pictured moments before the helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan which put his ‘life at risk’. Their lives are at risk following the crash over mountain terrain, an Iranian official told Reuters. The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were 'at risk following the helicopter crash'. Hamas issued a statement following the helicopter crash expressing 'great concern' over the incident. Under Raisi, Iran now enriches uranium at nearly weapons-grade levels and hampers international inspections.