Each year, on the anniversary of his death, Iranians in exile gather at Al-Rifai Mosque to light candles and recite prayers. The Egyptian authorities continue to maintain the tomb with dignity. Time has softened the politics, leaving only the story: of a king who lost his throne, a president who kept his word, and a city that witnessed both friendship and farewell.
In the stillness of Cairo’s mosques and the shimmer of the Nile, the memory of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi endures—no longer as a ruler of nations, but as a man whose final journey turned exile into grace. The world’s cameras captured the moment—images that would become iconic symbols of the fall of a dynasty.
