US offers aid as Iran quake kills 34 in Pakistan

The United States offered help to Iran and Pakistan after an earthquake centered in nearby Iran killed at least 34 people.

Putting aside America's longstanding enmity with Iran, and its more recent strains in relations with Pakistan, US Secretary of State John Kerry offered "our deepest condolences" to the families of the dead and to the injured. "We stand ready to offer assistance in this difficult time," he said. (AFP)