Iran’s Khamenei has contingency plan to flee to Russia if unrest spirals, report says

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has prepared an emergency plan to leave for Russia if domestic unrest overwhelms security forces, reports say.

British newspaper The Times reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has prepared an emergency plan to leave the country if domestic unrest spirals out of control.

Citing an intelligence assessment, the report said the plan would be triggered if security forces fail to contain protests or show signs of disobedience or internal collapse.