Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes near capital city

During the past few years, numerous Iranian officials and experts have warned that the capital is not equipped to face an earthquake. On Feb. 22 this year, Amir Mohsen Ziaie, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, talked about Tehran’s inability to face an earthquake in an interview with Jam-e-Jam Online, saying, “Neither the citizens nor the officials are paying any attention to this issue and don’t understand that we are in fact sitting on a time bomb.”