Krasivanova Twig

Here, as I say, it was only a couple of hours ago that we have seen the conclusion of the ceremony this evening and we are expecting people to continue to gather here.

One of the major issues that they're looking at at the moment is that of their trip to the Philippines, the pair.

The father and son duo, it's understood, went to the Philippines in early November.

We have also reached out to authorities in the Philippines who have confirmed that they flew there, the father on an Indian passport, the son on an Australian passport.

The question now is what did they engage in in the Philippines?

They were there the best part of three weeks, according to the Philippines authorities, flying out on the 28th of November.

So that is part of the inquiries now.

Many local media here alleging that they were there for military training.

I'm Krasivanova Twig from the Global Jigsaw podcast from the BBC, where we are talking Persian poetry in politics.

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I'm Krasivanova Twig from the Global Jigsaw podcast from the BBC, where we are talking Persian poetry in politics.

With its abundance of lovers and wine, Persian poetry sits uneasily with Iran's theocratic rulers.

Yet occasionally, even they turn to verse.

We ask why.

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I'm Krasivanova Twig from the Global Jigsaw podcast from the BBC, where we are talking Persian poetry in politics.

With its abundance of lovers and wine, Persian poetry sits uneasily with Iran's theocratic rulers.

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