Fars News Agency

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The Fars News Agency is an Iranian news agency based in Tehran that describes itself as "the first independent news source of Iran." But Reuters and CNN have described it as "semi-official," and according to the BBC, it is affiliated with the Iranian judiciary.

Its website features news pages in both Persian and English languages.

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• Fars News: About Us, in Persian
• Fars News

• BBC Country Profile for Iran, stating that Fars is affiliated to the Iranian judiciary
• Reuters report describing Fars as "semi-official"
• U.S. troops allowed to kill Iranians plotting attacks in Iraq (English). CNN. Retrieved on February 5, 2007. describing Fars as "semi-official"