https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-discover-two-enormous-tears-in-a-tectonic-plate-beneath-iranContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-discover-two-enormous-tears-in-a-tectonic-plate-beneath-iranhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-discover-two-enormous-tears-in-a-tectonic-plate-beneath-iran#u194056Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:55:22 +0000Researchers identified two massive tears in the Arabian Plate underneath southeastern Iran using seismic imaging. An international team of scientists, including researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, utilized 69 seismic stations to uncover a horizontal tear where the Zagros collision zone meets the Makran subduction zone, alongside a smaller vertical tear near the Makran Trench. These rifts formed due to contrasting rock densities and opposing resisting forces. The geological discovery offers rare insight into how oceans vanish as continents collide and may eventually merge.Why it m