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Providing expertise and analysis on Iran

We hear from the head of BBC News Persian about the pressures of reporting on Iran. Plus how The Killing Call tells of the murder of Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala.

The BBC News Persian service has provided expertise and analysis to the whole of the BBC, in spite of being banned from Iran. We hear how journalists with BBC News Persian have been broadcasting reports about the situation in Iran and we are joined by the head of its service.

Plus, The Killing Call tells of the murder of Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala. The executive editor of World Service documentaries tells us of the various challenges producers faced in its making.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service

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9 minutes

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Mon 30 Jun 202502:50GMT
BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & News Internet only

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