between the two nations have been rising since u.s. president donald trump pulled out of a landmark nuclear deal with tiran last year. the rhetoric on both sides is heating up the u.s. 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