Further to the SS article
Sanctions: Waging war without bullets
“If Trump thinks he is hurting our government, he is wrong. Rouhani can eat meat every day and so can the clerics,” a father of three told me. “I’m lucky if I can give my children a decent meal once a week. It is one thing for governments to have differences, but why impose hardships on innocent people?”
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/03/11/how-us-sanctions-are-hurting-iran-firsthand-report