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Iran’s Khamenei has escape plan to flee to Moscow if regime falls amid protests
Tobias Holcman
January 5, 2026

The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reportedly has an “escape plan” that involves fleeing to Russia if the current nationwide protests continue to intensify, British newspaper The Times reported on Sunday. The plan, called “Plan B” by the British report, would include 86-year-old Khamenei and 20 close people, including family and aides. It will also involve a way of taking his vast asset network, which, according to a 2013 Reuters investigation cited by The Times, is valued at about $95 billion, and includes the Setad organization, one of the most powerful organizations in Iran…READ MORE