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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 government and military would manage navigation and traffic, Fars reported, saying those terms were included in draft legislation being reviewed by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Mediators said the Iran-Oman agreement doesn’t include those provisions laid out by Fars.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

As recently as Friday, Fars news agency reported that some members of the Iran team's technical and administrative staff had not received a visa to enter the US.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

According to Iran's Fars news agency, Washington has agreed to release part of Tehran's funds frozen abroad under international sanctions and to end its naval blockade of ships travelling to and from Iranian ports.

From Barron's May 24, 2026

Persia.—Persia is the modernized name of the province now called Fars, or Farsistan.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)

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