NEW : 6 are confirmed dead , and the death toll is expected to rise , state-run media says . In early November , a 4.9-magnitude earthquake in the northwestern Lorestan province injured at least 80 people , according to IRNA . Comment: The strike was centered in a largely rural area , though not far from the city of Bam . Iran lies on a series of seismic fault lines and experiences quakes almost daily .
NEW : 6 are confirmed dead , and the death toll is expected to rise , state-run media says . Comment: The strike was centered in a largely rural area , though not far from the city of Bam . Iran lies on a series of seismic fault lines and experiences quakes almost daily .