Southwest Iran

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  Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.1 Hits Iran, Sparks Theories Of Nuclear Testing

  The earthquake has now triggered a wave of speculations about whether Tehran has tested a nuclear weapon. It has also sparked concern because it struck near a city with a space and missile complex.

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  Satellite Images Show Massive Damage To Iran's Arak Nuclear Facility

  Satellite pictures from Maxar Technologies, dated June 19, confirm that Israel's recent airstrike caused substantial structural damage to Iran's heavy water reactor facility at Arak, also known as Khondab, roughly 250 kilometres southwest of Tehran.

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  6 Arrested In Iran Over "Riots" On Mahsa Amini's Death Anniversary

  Authorities in Iran's southwest have arrested six people accused of "organising riots" on the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in custody which triggered nationwide protests, state media reported Saturday.

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  5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southwest Iran, At Least 10 Injured: Report

  A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck southwest Iran near the town of Sisakht on Wednesday evening and at least 10 people were injured, state television said.

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  One Killed In Tehran Blast, Buildings Damaged: Report

  A huge explosion in a battery workshop southwest of Tehran on Friday killed one person and damaged dozens of cars and buildings, Iranian media reported.

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  1 Killed, Dozens Injured As 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran

  A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck southwest Iran near the border with Iraq on Monday, causing one death due to a heart attack and dozens of injuries, the country's relief and rescue organisation said.

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  Iran Floods Kill 70, Thousands Evacuated As More Rain Forecast

  Iran moved on Saturday to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after forecasts for more rains in the southwest of the country, state television reported, as the nationwide toll from the flooding reached 70.

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  Earthquake Hits Near Southwest Iran's Sisakht

  A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said.

• Bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 10: officials

  A bomb blast on Friday killed 10 people and wounded 31 others in Pakistan's restive southwestern city of Quetta, officials said.

• 22 killed as blast hits bus with Shia pilgrims in Pakistan

  At least 22 Shia pilgrims returning from Iran were killed today when their bus was targeted with a bomb in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan.

• Bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta kills five people

  A bomb exploded today in a crowded car repair market in restive southwest Pakistan, killing at least five people and wounding 17, officials said.

• Bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta kills 12 people: police

  A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said.

• Suicide bomber kills six in southwest Pakistan

  A suicide bomber blew up his car at a check point near a Shiite dominated area in southwest Pakistan late on Tuesday, killing six people and wounding more than 30, officials said.

• Bomb hits convoy of buses in Pakistan, 19 people killed: officials

  A car bomb attack on buses carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims to Iran killed 19 people and injured 25 in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwest on Sunday, officials said.

• Accidental blast at Iranian arms depot kills 17

  An accidental explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot west of Tehran killed at least 17 soldiers on Saturday, Iranian officials said. The explosion occurred while military personnel were transporting munitions at a base, said Guard spokesman Gen. Ramazan Sharif. The site is located outside Bidganeh village, 25 miles (40 kilometers) sout...