Dust storm hits city in Iran’s southeast
A dust storm packing winds of up to 126 kph hit the city of Zabol, in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, in the wee hours of Friday.
Incidents
Storm batters Sistan, southeastern Iran
A strong storm has battered Sistan in southeastern Iran, greatly reducing visibility there.
Hundreds seek medical help due to dust storm in southeastern Iranian province
An official in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province says around 600 people have sought medical help following a dust storm with strong winds hitting parts of the province.
Iranian security forces respond to hostage crisis in Shiraz, kill assailant
Iranian security forces respond to a hostage crisis at a drug store in the province of Shiraz, setting the captives free unharmed and killing the assailant in the operation.
Winds of up to 112 kmh hit the southeastern Iranian city of Zabol
The southeastern Iranian city of Zabol has been hit by strong winds of up to 112 kilometers per hour since early on Monday.
Mob attacks site of live concert in southern Iranian city, injuring two
A mob has attacked the site of a live concert in the southern Iranian city of Sirjan, Kerman Province, vandalizing the place and injuring two security guards with knives and machetes.
Iranian rescue workers save child from under rubble
Footage shows Iranian rescue workers retrieving a child alive from under the rubble of a building in the country’s northern Golestan Province.
Tehran police reject serial killing scenario in murder of women
The head of the intelligence department of Tehran police force has ruled out speculations about the murder of two young women in the capital as being serial killings.
Dust storms in Iran’s southeast send more than 1,000 to hospitals
Officials say dust storms in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan have forced more than 1,000 people of the Sistan region to refer to hospitals and health centers.
Dozens injured in marketplace fire in northwest Iran
The number of the injured from the fire incident at a marketplace in the northwestern Iranian city of Naghadeh has risen to 35.