Iran war: Through the eyes of the Islamic Republic - The Global Jigsaw, BBC World Service

The war in Iran through the eyes of the Islamic Republic, and how Tehran’s restrictions on information went full throttle. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode we peek under the bonnet of the machinery that shapes official narratives and controls the media in Iran. And we revisit the turbulent first days of the war as they unfolded on national TV, from the death of Ayatollah Khamenei to the surprise apology by President Pezeshkian and the rise of a new Supreme Leader. 00:00 Introduction 02:21 Iran's media restrictions 08:59 State media covering the war 10:20 Death of Khamenei - the narrative 22:09 Pezeshkian apology and backlash 24:55 The new Khamenei 29:28 Defiance and hardship Producer: Kriszta Satori, Krassi Ivanova Twigg Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg Video producer: Suniti Singh Broadcast on 19 March 2026 Watch more episodes of The Global Jigsaw podcast here 👉🏽    • The Global Jigsaw   Find the whole back catalogue of The Global Jigsaw podcast here 👉🏽https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13x... Find out more about BBC Monitoring here 👉🏽 https://tinyurl.com/muutc8py ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #iranwar #iranisraelwar #khamenei #pezeshkian