Tehran: Two people were killed and more than 200 injured in a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, officials told local media. The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of the city of Javanrud in Kermanshah province, the US ...

*Qasr-e Shirin - Explosion of a landmine, remaining from 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war in Sarpol-e Zahab, western Iran, injured two people, a military official said on Sunday.* An excavator hit a military mine and two people were injured after the explosion, Police Commander of Sarpol-e Zahab Colonel ...

DUBAI: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit western Iran on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the regional governor said. “Fortunately, after all the checks that have been made in the area, there are no reports yet of any damage or casualties,” Kermanshah ...