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🇮🇷 | Iran’s presidential aircraft is on it’s way to Moscow on an unscheduled flight…
An UNSCHEDULED flight.
Do you think it happened? They escaped? pic.twitter.com/mmePIut5Xj
— Iran Spectator (@IranSpec) January 29, 2026
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian may have fled to Russia, according to unverified claims from observers, following the landing of a mysterious government aircraft in Moscow amid fears of imminent US military strikes on Iran’s leadership. Flight-tracking data revealed that an Airbus A321, operated by Iran’s Meraj Airlines under the callsign IRAN07, departed Tehran on Tuesday evening and touched down at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport after a direct 3-hour, 38-minute flight covering approximately 1,528 miles.
The plane, officially listed as belonging to the Iranian government and frequently used for transporting senior officials on sensitive missions, quickly became the world’s most-tracked aircraft on FlightRadar24, with up to 18,000 users monitoring its path across southern Russia. Speculation exploded on Telegram and social media, where several Russian and pro-Kremlin channels asserted—without evidence—that President Pezeshkian was aboard, potentially seeking refuge or urgent consultations with the regime of ally Vladimir Putin as tensions escalate.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2164498/iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian-fled-russia-putin
Chinese naval ships are present in the region
China massing navy, coast guards ships, sources tell Reuters
End of year is China’s traditional drills season
China in midst of diplomatic crisis with Japan over Taiwan
China also angered by Taiwan’s rise in defence spending
TAIPEI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point more than 100, in the largest maritime show of force to date, according to four sources and intelligence reports reviewed by Reuters.
China is in the middle of what is traditionally a busy season for military exercises, though the People’s Liberation Army has not made any announcements of large-scale officially named drills.
h/t JADR+