Iran to probe state-built homes destroyed by deadly quake

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

SARPOL-E-ZAHAB, Iran -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani launched an investigation Tuesday into why government housing built by his hard-line predecessor collapsed while others withstood a powerful earthquake near the border with Iraq that killed more than 530 people.

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