114,927 views
On September 25, 1320, the Russians were approaching Tehran. Reza Shah had not slept the night before until morning and was walking hurriedly. He must now abandon what he had gained in the last 20 years with a stick and teeth and leave the capital. Three weeks before and with the approach of the allied forces to Tehran in September 1320, under the pressure of the crisis, Reza Shah had appealed to the former prime minister who himself had dismissed him six years ago: Mohammad Ali Foroughi. Reza Shah was afraid of the Russians, and when he heard that the British were not going to support him against the Russians, he thought of Foroughi's solution and accepted that Foroughi's solution could both save his life and not destroy the Pahlavi dynasty and its integrity. preserve Iran's territory. A formula which, of course, had the approval of Britain and relieved Reza Shah's mind. Foroughi's solution was this: Reza Shah leaves Iran so that the Russians, who were on their way to Tehran, stop dismantling the foundation of the monarchy and arresting Reza Shah on charges of neglecting the expulsion of German experts, and with the rejection of the extinction of the Pahlavi monarchy, the 22-year-old shy son will replace his father. sit on the throne Of course, no one took Shah Javan very seriously, even though Reza Shah himself had said when faced with Foroughi's proposal: "Can the crown prince manage the country?" For Shahi, whose authority was shattered and on the verge of being captured by the Russians, there was no place in Iran after his resignation, and thus the plan to leave with the royal family was put on the agenda. Sources: Reza Shah; Narrative of exile, death and the body of a mummy, written by Puya Zarei, BBC Farsi, 25th of Shahrivar; The Russians came, Reza Shah left!, written by Mehrdad Khadeer, Iranian era, memories of Mahmoud Foroughi, oral history of Harvard University.