Express UK
By Ciaran McGrath, Senior News Reporter, Will Stewart
08:10, Fri, Jan 30, 2026 Updated: 08:13, Fri, Jan 30, 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.