New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- Iran's worsening economic crisis is pushing some residents to desperate lengths, with financially distressed people advertising kidneys, corneas, bone marrow and other body parts for sale to pay off debts and cover basic household expenses.

An investigation by Iran International has uncovered a growing online market in which Iranians are offering to sell organs and body tissue, with some listings advertising multiple body parts.

The findings highlight the financial distress facing ordinary households as the country grapples with mounting economic pressure, international sanctions and the fallout of its confrontation with the United States.

The crisis has deepened amid a US naval blockade and uncertainty over when ...