decision to impose sanctions on all countries that bahrain ian oil has won a primary motive to cripple the nation's economy. iran's foreign minister says the strategy won't work he's refused to rule out closing off the straits of hormuz and keep passageway used to transport oil. we will continue to find boilers or. we will continue to use the strait of hormuz as a safe transit passage for the civil war that is our intention and that is but we believe will happen but if the united states takes the crazy measure of trying to prevent us from doing that then it should be prepared for the consequence. consequences that could include a major disruption to supply chains and a further surge in prices in a number of devolve the tile marcus. many countries stand to lose in that scenario but for iran the impact of a further escalation could be devastating for the country's economy has a ready been battered by the sanctions re-imposed last november after the us pulled a mark nuclear deal for many ordinary people it's been a painful experience. not just the night before the sanctions was hard for m