d w. u. s d w news live from berlin with iran's economy on the brink leaders are taking desperate measures our easter audience have taken to the streets over rising food prices the falling economy with new u.s. sanctions to take effect this week the government is using harsh currency rules also coming out only you know since venezuela's president says yes survived a drone attack in the capital down blame game nicolas maduro says venezuelans living in the u.s. perhaps colombia are behind the apparent assassination attempt to have the u.s. response and talk to a correspondent in caracas. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us iran's government has announced major steps to ease foreign exchange transactions and allow iranians to bring in currency and gold this is to combat the expected the facts of new u.s. sanctions set to take effect this week but with an increasingly restless population and the economy barely limping along it may be too little too late. it's the fourth time this year i have taken to the street to protest they're angry about high prices and the government the accuser iran's pol