Strong earthquake kills at least three in Iran

A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran today, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that at least 3 people were killed and 22 injured.

The country’s seismological centre said a magnitude 6 quake struck at 3.15pm local time, with the epicentre about 850 miles south of the capital Tehran, in the region of Bandar Abbas.