[quote=hisah]And more on why the sanctions by the west on Iran is just a complete waste of time. China, Japan, Russia and now India joins in to continue trading with the persians. And in the process bypassing the petrodollar hegemony. The asians are sending a strong message of discontent to the west and also reminding them they're their credit masters. Interesting times this
http://www.reuters.com/a...n-idUSL3E8CK3C120120120[/quote]
The economic sanctions seem to bite
Many Iranians are rushing to convert their savings into dollars and as a result Iran's currency – (the rial), has plunged to record lows in the past couple of weeks.
"The rate for foreign currency is rising by the hour."
and
In another sign of just how seriously the government is taking the situation, Iranians recently found that not only had the authorities blocked access to financial websites showing real-time exchange rates, but it was no longer possible even to use keywords like "dollar".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/new...ld-middle-east-16813248