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The apparent collapse of high-stakes U.S.-Iran negotiations has intensified fears that senior figures inside Tehran\u2019s leadership could flee to Russia, seeking refuge to “continue their insurgency and undermine any new regime,” an analyst warns.<\/p>\n

The breakdown in talks comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> also told CBS\u2019 “60 Minutes” that toppling Iran\u2019s regime could now even be a realistic outcome.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu noted that any collapse would dismantle the “scaffolding” of Tehran’s global terror proxy network, also potentially ending Hezbollah’s influence in the region.<\/p>\n

“The whole scaffolding of the terrorist proxy network that Iran built collapses if the regime in Iran collapses,” Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n

HERE\u2019S WHAT A POST-AYATOLLAH IRAN COULD LOOK LIKE IF WAR WITH ISRAEL LEADS TO REGIME\u2019S FALL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I think you can\u2019t predict when that will happen. Is it possible? Yes. Is it guaranteed? No,” he warned.<\/p>\n

With diplomatic options perhaps exhausted and the regime’s stability in question<\/a>, an expert suggests the exit strategy any leadership may be eyeing might be similar to that of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who fled Syria in 2024.<\/p>\n

“If the situation deteriorates further, some senior figures could potentially follow a path like Bashar al-Assad\u2019s inner circle and seek refuge in Russia,” Middle East expert Saeid Golkar<\/a> told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

IRANIAN REGIME ELITES ALLEGEDLY MOVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OUT OF COUNTRY AMID SANCTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Golkar, a senior adviser at United Against Nuclear Iran<\/a>, noted that flight destinations would likely depend on rank.<\/p>\n

While top commanders like Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf might head to Moscow, lower-ranking figures would more likely seek shelter in Iraq<\/a> or Afghanistan, where the IRGC maintains operational connections, he clarified.<\/p>\n

“For the most senior figures, Russia would probably be the most likely destination, again as we saw with Bashar al-Assad,” Golkar said, noting many officials have already moved wealth into “financial networks outside Iran.”<\/p>\n

The current crisis started following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> earlier in 2026 during the onset of Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n

While his son, Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, was named successor, reports continue to indicate he was severely injured in the strikes and has been absent from recent negotiations.<\/p>\n

INSIDE IRAN\u2019S RULING IDEOLOGY: HOW A \u2018HOLY MISSION\u2019 AND MESSIANIC DOCTRINE FUEL REGIME EXTREMISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Golkar explained that the “invisible state,” or Bayt-e Rahbari, was designed<\/a> to survive decapitation, while the ideological cost of fleeing for leaders would be high.<\/p>\n

“Inside the regime\u2019s ideological culture, leaving the country during the collapse would look like desertion,” Golkar noted.<\/p>\n

However, as military fractures deepen and succession remains uncertain<\/a>, the “Assad model” of seeking Russian protection appears increasingly attractive to those at the top.<\/p>\n

Mojtaba, however, is “either dead or in bad condition, that he cannot send any video or voice message,” Golkar added.<\/p>\n

“If he had died from his injuries, there was no clear natural successor. He was the continuation of the regime.”<\/p>\n

“Still, the system was designed for continuity during a crisis,” Golkar said, adding that the goal is to “make sure the regime could survive even if formal institutions were damaged, leaders were killed, or civilian government stopped functioning.”<\/p>\n

“I would describe it as a regime designed not just to govern, but always to try and survive decapitation,” Golkar added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-regime-power-players-may-eye-russia-assad-style-escape-us-talks-falter-expert <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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