Officials thus far have offered no clear explanation for the violent crowd incidents along the Iranian border.

The city is about 80 km north of the Iranian border.

They have been stationed in five camps near the Iranian border.

There are scores of astonishingly old people living here, on a mountain ridge just a few miles from the Iranian border.

There were reports that 1,000 people a day were dying on the Iranian border alone.

The Americans were hiking near the Iranian border when taken.

They had been found near the Iranian border, "disguised" in traditional dress, the commander said.

I sped our little inspection tour on, right up to the Iranian border.

The assassin quickly left the scene, heading towards the Iranian border.

The American military has used helicopters to keep an eye on the Iranian border.