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Abbas

British

/ ˈæbəs /

noun

Ferhat. 1899–1985, Algerian nationalist leader: joined the National Liberation Front (1956); president of the provisional government of the Algerian republic (1958–61)

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The latest targets included multiple bridges in an effort to cut off supply routes to the port and naval base at Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

More devastating, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, mocked Trump’s plan to charge tolls.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded that Iran would “forever” be the “guardian of the strait.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Iran's Mehr news agency reported fresh blasts of unknown origin in the south around midday on Monday, adding that they "appear to be coming from the West Coast of Bandar Abbas".

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Mr. Abbas always shows the red field designs from Kashan, which look like a field of wild flowers.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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