Reza Pahlavi and Farah Diba’s Sizdah Bedar Ceremony

Shortly thereafter, at the start of the Iran–Iraq War, Reza Pahlavi, wrote to General Valiollah Fallahi, Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic, offering to fly and fight as a pilot for the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. His offer was rebuffed. On the death of his father on 27 July 1980, Reza Pahlavi became the Head of the House of Pahlavi.