Free Iran:  When the regime does this sort of chest thumping it shows how it fears economic sanctions.  But the only sanction that leads to the tipping point is sanctions against the export of oil.  It’s the oil income, stupid!

TEHRAN — Iran will circumvent international sanctions aimed at halting its controversial nuclear programme, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Tuesday.

“The enemies of the nation seek to frustrate the people with economic pressures so the people blame the government for them and ties are cut between the government and the people,” Khamenei said.

“But the nation and officials will undoubtedly circumvent the sanctions and render them ineffective just as (they have) in the past three decades,” state media quoted him as saying in a speech.

Khamenei, who has the final say on all key policy issues, called for the creation of a “really resistant economy” in the face of international pressure, state television said.

Iran’s economy is heavily dependent on oil revenues.