Dam reservoir levels in Iran’s second biggest city drop below 3%

Water levels at the dam reservoirs supplying Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad plunged below three per cent, media reported on Sunday, as the country suffers from severe water shortages.

Strong earthquake strikes Turkey-Iran border, rescue teams were dispatched to the area

An earthquake with a magnitude of up to 5.9 struck the Turkey-Iran border region on Saturday, destroying houses in a provincial capital in Iran, Iranian media and the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

Quake Rattles Northwest Iran, Injures over 500 - Tasnim News Agency

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Khoy city in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan on Wednesday morning, damaging houses and injuring over 500 people.

At Least 61 Dead in Iran’s Week-Long Flooding - Tasnim News Agency

A week-long flooding in 20 provinces of Iran has left at least 61 people dead and 3,500 others homeless.

Floods in Iran leave at least 53 dead. Rescue operations underway

Rescuers searched for missing persons in Iran on Friday after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains left at least 53 people dead, officials said.

Strong Quakes Jolt Southern Iran - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Two earthquake measuring 6.4 and 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted an area in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Sunday, but there is no report of casualties or damages so far, a provincial official said.

Shaheen: Tropical cyclone batters Oman and Iran, killing nine - BBC News

At least nine people have died after tropical cyclone Shaheen battered parts of Iran and Oman.

Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Southern Iran - Seismological Center - UrduPoint

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred on Sunday in southern Iran, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Iran launches operation to fight swarms of desert locusts | Al Jazeera

Iranian authorities are engaged in a large-scale operation across several provinces in southern Iran to battle swarms of migratory locusts that threaten billions of dollars worth of food in farmlands at a critical time for the country.

Afghanistan successfully tests water flow at major dam

Afghanistan on Wednesday successfully tested water flow at a major dam in southwestern Nimroz province bordering Iran after nearly six decades of the inception of the mega project, officials said.

Iran cuts power supply to Iraq amid rising domestic demand

Iran's Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian said Tuesday that Iran has cut power export to the neighboring Iraq amid rising domestic energy consumption.

OPEC approves output rise of about 1 Mn barrels

OPEC members have agreed on a combined increase in crude oil output of one million barrels per day, the oil minister of the cartel's kingpin Saudi Arabia said Friday.

Oil prices spike sharply after OPEC fails to deliver

Crude oil prices were soaring in early Friday trading after OPEC apparently disappointed with the terms of a consensus agreement on production.

Europe Buyer of 40% of Iran’s Oil Exports in February

About 40 percent of Iranian oil exports in February was sold to European companies, including the global oil giant Royal Dutch Shell and Italy’s Eni.

All 65 passengers, crew feared dead in Iranian plane crash

All 65 passengers and crew were feared dead in a plane crash in central Iran after the domestic flight came down in bad weather in a mountainous region.

Iran Should Use Foreign Funds to Save Mideast’s Largest Salt Lake

Head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization (IEPO) Isa Kalantari said the country should use foreign funds to save Lake Oroumiyeh, the largest saltwater lake in the Middle East.

Oil from Sunken Iranian Tanker May Have Reached Japan Shore: Coast Guard

Clumps of oil have washed up on the shores of southern Japan and there are fears they may be leaking from an Iranian crude tanker that sank in the world's worst such disaster in decades, the Japanese Coast Guard said Friday.

No efforts spared in rescue for tanker Sanchi: China

China has set up an efficient interministry coordination team to handle the aftermath of the sunken oil tanker Sanchi, which includes monitoring and cleaning up the marine oil slick that was left and conducting regular search and recovery operations, senior officials said on Friday.

Worse than Exxon Valdez? Fears rise ‘all fuel escaped’ from ill-fated Iranian oil tanker

Chinese authorities are struggling to contain what may be the worst oil tanker spill and environmental disaster of its kind in history, after the stricken Iranian ship. The Sanchi, finally sank over the weekend.

5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran region hit by deadly quake in Nov (local time: 18:52, Depth 40 km)

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rocked western Iran on Saturday in the same area as a deadly November quake which left more than 600 people dead.