The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 13, 2012 300 Killed, Thousands Injured in Iran Earthquakes -------------------------------------------------- A pair of powerful earthquakes in Iran have killed more than 300 people and injured thousands. The two earthquakes struck northeast Iran on Saturday. The Red Crescent said some 1,000 villages in the area were affected. .