At least 62 people killed in Iran floods as US accused of blocking aid

Iranian government criticised over response to crisis that has left thousands displaced

The death toll from two weeks of flooding in Iran has risen to 62 as frustration mounts inside the country at the government's handling of the crisis and an international dispute has broken out over whether renewed US sanctions are blocking aid.

Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, and the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, have been engaged in a war of words over the crisis. Zarif attacked the US for "economic terrorism" and said it was blocking the shipment of vital rescue equipment.