At least 51 people are reported to have been killed after a gas leak sparked a blast in eastern Iran.

They say the man was twice smuggled into Iran and had been paid to carry out "missions".

US officials say the info was sent unsolicited and there is no evidence any recipients replied

It comes as the UN warns Iranian women still face violent punishment for not wearing the hijab.

Women tell how their posts are being spied on, two years after Mahsa Amini's death rocked Iran.

The sanctions come as Western officials say Iran has supplied missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine.

The CIA officer's role in the operation to rescue six US diplomats from Iran long-remained classified.

The pilgrims had been on their way to Iraq to commemorate Arbaeen, one of the biggest events in the Shia calendar.