Gulf country that was once known as Persia Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gulf country that was once known as Persia . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IRAN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRAN Gulf country that was once known as Persia (4)
3% SHAH King of Persia (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2025
3% SPAIN Country known for tapas (5) Universal Sep 5, 2025
3% EWS Persia, today (3) USA Today Quick Aug 20, 2025
3% NAMIBIA Country once known as South West Africa (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Jul 26, 2025
2% BAYOU Gulf Coast waterway (5) Universal Oct 13, 2025
2% NEE Previously known as (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
2% CORBY Northamptonshire town once known as Little 10 (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Oct 11, 2025
2% ANON Author not known (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 3, 2025
2% ADEN Mideast gulf (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 27, 2025
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