You can watch live streams and programmes on BBC iPlayer, BBC News and BBC Sport (when available) as they're being broadcast on television or online. You can also watch recorded video clips at any time.

Back in 2019, the Huffington Post reported that the BBC had "agreed to conditions set by the Islamic Republic of Iran to not share reporting materials it gathers in Iran with its Persian-language channel, BBC Persian, in exchange for Iran allowing a BBC correspondent into the country."

What happened to the BBC News app? As part of our mission to better serve digital audiences, we have launched an all-new app experience that will bring together more content from across the BBC.

BBC Persian (Persian: بی‌بی‌سی فارسی) is the Persian language broadcast station and subsidiary of BBC World Service which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, and the world.