French-Iranians’ 3rd quake aids shipment arrives
IRNA – The third shipment of the Iranian diaspora residing in France to the earthquake hit people of west Iran arrived in…
Tag Archives: 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake in Western Iran
Photos: 1st VP visits quake-hit Kermanshah
IRNA | Faraj Samadi: Vice-President Jahangiri travels to the earthquake-stricken areas of Kermanshah province Monday in order to monitor the situation closely.…
Iranian Veep vows major decisions for quake-hit areas
IRNA – Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Monday the Crisis Management Committee meeting is goint to make major decisions…
Army chief of staff visits quake-hit areas in Kermanshah
MNA – Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and a delegation have arrived in Kermanshah to…
Iranian Army, IRGC continue relief operations in quake-hit areas
Tasnim – Iran’s Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) continue providing temporary accommodations for thousands of quake-stricken people in the…
Photos: Quake reconstruction process begins in Iran
Tasnim | Mohammad Rafiei Movahhed: The first phase of reconstruction of residential areas in Iran’s quake-hit city of Sarpol-e Zahab has begun…
UN humanitarian office ready to give post-quake aids to Iran
IRNA – Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator expressed readiness for giving post-quake aids to Iran. “I commend the (Iranian)…
2,300 jobs lost since Kermanshah quake
Financial Tribune – Some 800 people have become unemployed following the recent earthquake in the western Iranian province, while the natural disaster…
UN Humanitarian head praised Iran for rescue attempts after quake
IRNA – UN Humanitarian chief visited quake-stricken parts in western Iran and praised “the Government’s efforts to save the lives’, according to…
Legendary singer holds benefit concert for Iran quake-hit people
IFP- Legendary Iranian vocalist, Shahram Nazeri, and the Kamkars, Iran’s leading Kurdish family music ensemble, joined together in a concert to raise…
Surgeon-cum-referee skips match to help quake victims
IFP- A top Iranian football referee, who is also an orthopedic surgeon, has missed a match he was supposed to judge to…
Work on temporary housing for quake-hit people to start soon: IRGC Commander
Tasnim– Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said temporary accommodations are slated to be provided for thousands…
Turkish aid group helps 60,000 in quake-hit Iran, Iraq
Daily Sabah– A Turkey-based aid group has helped 60,000 people affected by an earthquake on the Iran-Iraq border, it said Tuesday. According…
1000 orthopedic surgeries done in Iran’s quake-hit regions
IFP- Head of Iran’s Orthopedic Surgeons Association, Mohammad Razi, says about one thousand orthopedic surgeries have been conducted in the quake-hit province…
Supreme Leader holds special meeting with officials in quake-hit regions in western Iran
FNA- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei held a special meeting with provincial and local officials and a…
Leader urges boost to quake relief efforts in west Iran
Tasnim – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on all Iranian officials to accelerate efforts to help the…
‘The brave face disasters heroically to defeat them’
MNA – Leader of the Islamic Republic asserted that the brave face disasters heroically and end them and added “I sympathize with…
Photos: Ayatollah Khamenei pays a visit to earthquake-stricken areas
IRNA – Ayatollah Khamenei—the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution—traveled to Kermanshah Province this morning, Monday November 20, 201 to meet with…
Weekly report: Strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Western Iran, damages villages
November 20, The Iran Project – Strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake jolting Western Iran, damages villages; Iranian deputy FM Hossein Jaberi Ansari visit…
Leader visits earthquake-hit Kermanshah
MNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran paid visit to the earthquake-hit areas in Kermanshah province. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali…
7th portable field hospital moved to Iran’s quake-hit Kermanshah: IRGC
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has transferred the country’s seventh portable field hospital to Kermanshah to help those injured…
No shortage of food, basic necessities for Iran quake victims
IFP – Officials say there is no shortage of food and basic necessities for the victims of the earthquake which jolted western…
Relief operations underway a week after devastating Iran quake
Tasnim – Rescue and relief operations continue in Kermanshah seven days after a deadly earthquake struck the western Iranian province on November…
Iran Speaker in Kermanshah to visit quake-hit areas
IRNA – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has arrived in western city of Kermanshah to tour the regions, hit by a killer 7.3…
American wrestling champion sympathizes with quake-hit Iranians
IFP – American world and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling Jordan Burroughs has extended condolences to the families of the victims of…
Trauma therapists in Iran’s quake-hit areas
IRNA – Four teams of psychoterapists have settled in Kermanshah hospitals to help earthquake trauma victims in western Iran, a health official…
Photos: Left homeless by quake, people look for warm shelter in West Iran
Tasnim | Mohammad Rafiei Movahed: Many people in Sarpol-e Zahab, a city in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah hit hardest by a…
US senators call for facilitating relief donations to Iran’s quake victims
IRNA – Five American senators in a letter to US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson urged US to accelerate relief donations…
Quake relief aid in West Iran underway on day 6
Tasnim – Despite almost a week of hard work and uninterrupted relief operation, the Iranian civilian and military forces are still busy…
With Trump silent, Sanders and Dems demand aid for Iranian earthquake victims
Common Dreams – As the death toll from the “horrific” earthquake that struck the Iran-Iraq border earlier this week climbs above 500, and as…
World Armenians leader extends condolences to Iran quake victims
IRNA – World Armenians Leader Catholicos Karekin II in a message extended condolences on the devastating earthquake in west of Iran, which…
Iranian freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestlers rush to help quake-hit people
Press TV – Members of the Iran men’s national freestyle and Greco-Roman teams have rushed to aid the victims of the recent…
No foreign relief supplies received in Iran’s quake-hit province yet: Official
Tasnim – The director general of Iran’s Ashrafi Esfahani International Airport said quake-stricken people in the western province of Kermanshah have received…
Iran earthquake: Baby found alive in rubble three days after tremors
Independent – Rescue workers have found a baby alive and well, three days after a deadly earthquake that struck on the Iran-Iraq border. The…
Iran earthquake: A tidal wave of solidarity
Press TV – Volunteer Iranians have mobilized along with aid agencies to provide help and supplies to those affected by a powerful…
Iran quake survivors greet donors with “Thank You”
Press TV – Overjoyed by people’s unity to rush to help, earthquake survivors in Javanroud, Kermanshah Province, greet incoming relief convoys – all…
Iranian wrestler auctions Olympic silver medal to aid quake victims
Press TV – Iranian freestyle wrestler Masoud Mostafa-Jokar has announced that he will sell his 2004 Athens Summer Olympics silver medal to aid the victims…
IRGC assures quake victims of steady support
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps will keep providing relief aid for the victims of the recent earthquake in western Iran…
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Iran-Iraq is the deadliest of 2017
Forbes – The border region between Iran and Iraq experienced the deadliest earthquake to date in 2017. The 7.3-magnitude earthquake is estimated…
After Iran-Iraq earthquake, seismologists work to fill in fault map of the region
The Conversation – With a magnitude of 7.3, the Nov. 12, 2017 earthquake that shook the border region between Iran and Iraq is among the…