Khamenei’s Moscow Escape Plan Would, If Followed, Put Him in Company With Array of Despots
Among those living well in Moscow are Syria’s deposed dictator, Bashar al-Assad, and a former Kyrgyz strongman, Askar Akayev.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters for the first time since the Iran-Israel war at Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2025. Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via Getty Images
