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 IRGC dismantles terrorist team in Kermanshah province

IRGC dismantles terrorist team in Kermanshah province

  A terrorist team that were trying to infiltrate in Iran from the western borders were disbanded by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) forces. According to the IRGC Public Relations Department's …

Almost 800 injured in Iran earthquake

Almost 800 injured in Iran earthquake

The number of injured in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran the previous night has risen to 780, the Iranian media reported. According to the Tasnim news agency, the earthquake damaged about 300 residential houses in Iran …

Number of injured in Iran earthquake rises to 716

Number of injured in Iran earthquake rises to 716

The number of injured in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran the previous night has risen to 716, the Iranian authorities said, adding that no fatalities were reported from the temblor.  According to Iran’s state …

Iraqi-Iranian border earthquake injures more than 600 people

Iraqi-Iranian border earthquake injures more than 600 people

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Iran’s western border with Iraq injured more than 600 people, most suffering minor wounds, state television said, but no fatalities had been reported. "The number of wounded people has reached …

Iran earthquake injures more than 300 people

Iran earthquake injures more than 300 people

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah has killed at least three people and injured more than 300 others. There were reports that the quake was felt as far away as Baghdad. A shallow earthquake struck …

Iran shaken by almost 170 tremors

Iran shaken by almost 170 tremors

The aftershocks occurred since the major earthquake rocked Kermanshah Sunday at 2:37 pm local time until 6:30 am Monday head of Kermanshah's seismographic center Farhad Norouzi said. He said two out of the …

8 dead, over 480 poisoned in Iran by toxic mushrooms

8 dead, over 480 poisoned in Iran by toxic mushrooms

At least eight Iranians including a baby have died over the past days after eating toxic mushrooms in western and northwestern regions of the country, Iran Front Page reports. Over 480 others have been poisoned during the past few weeks and are …

Iran's Kerman hit by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

Iran's Kerman hit by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has jolted the country's southern province of Kerman, Iranian media reported. The temblor rocked the village of Hojedk, located about 700 kilometers south of Tehran early on Thursday, the IRNA news …

 Iran earthquake death toll increases

Iran earthquake death toll increases

Death toll from a powerful earthquake in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah rose to 474 three days after the disaster. According to the latest data, 474 people have died and 9388 others injured in the quake, Tasnim agency …

Turkish Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Kermanshah

Turkish Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Kermanshah

A passenger plane belonging to Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has been forced to make an emergency landing in Iran's western city of Kermanshah. The Airbus A320 jet made the diversion while on a scheduled …

4 militants killed in western Iran

4 militants killed in western Iran

Iranian security forces on Tuesday killed three militants in a firefight in the country's west, Brigadier General Manouchehr Amanollahi said. According to the report, posted on the official police website, the firefight took …