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Microsoft's Azure Speech table of speech to text locales includes Persian (Iran), with the locale code fa-IR.

Checked against its source on October 17, 2026

In the source's own words

“fa-IR Persian (Iran)”

Language and voice support for the Speech service (Microsoft Learn), Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Speech to text locale table.

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What it measures
Persian is supported by the developer service, but Persian does not appear in the dictation lists we checked for Windows, Apple or Microsoft Office.
What it does not show
The table lists locales, not product features. The Persian entry shows that the service supports the language, not that a consumer dictation app does.

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Azure Speech lists Persian (Iran) as fa-IR | Yap