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Fars

American  
[fahrs] / fɑrs /

noun

  1. a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).


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Iran's Fars news agency later cited an unidentified source as saying that vessel had been "sailing under the US flag and belonged to the United States".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

However, the strait was then reclosed to oil tankers as of Wednesday evening local time, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Iran’s semiofficial Fars News Agency.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

As a result, Iran’s Fars News Agency said in a post on X that the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has been halted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Fars news agency, which is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, put the total in the millions so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And among the Persians the most clever in this respect are the people of Fars, and they are the sweetest in words, and their pronunciation is the most correct.

From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by Nariman, G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro)