Demonstrators rallied in the capital Tehran and the cities of Tabriz, Sari and Kerman to denounce violence by those who infiltrated peaceful protests to turn them into scenes of confrontation and attack on public property. 

Multiple strong quakes hit Iran's southeastern province of Kerman, injuring at least 18 people and damaging some 20 houses.

A magnitude 6.1 quake has struck near the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman.

The World Crafts Council registers the Iranian cities of Marivan and Sirjan as well as the village of Kalpourgan for their well-known handicrafts.

The tremor struck at around 10 p.m. local time on Sunday and its epicenter was placed about 12 kilometers of the village of Sirch at the depth of 10 kilometers.

A sandstorm has exposed several historic artifacts at an archeological site in southeastern Iran.

An outbreak of swine flu has left at least 33 people dead in two Iranian provinces.

Some 22 people die after contracting the H1N1 flu virus in Iran’s Kerman province.

Iranian police forces foiled a terrorist plot earlier this month targeting the country’s southeast, including Kerman province.