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the hidden costs of the blockade; How did stress boomerang back to America? For more than four decades, Washington has used economic sanctions as leverage to force Iran to accept its demands; A policy that, despite the continued expansion of the scope of restrictions, has failed to achieve America's desired political goals. However, US officials continue to talk about the effectiveness of economic pressure and the weakening of Iran's power, and in recent weeks they have imposed new restrictions on Iran's oil and maritime transport networks. Now, with the escalation of the naval blockade, this question has become more important than to what extent Washington can rely on an expensive and abrasive strategy that there is a significant gap between its claims about the effectiveness of sanctions and the political results obtained from this policy? The naval blockade of Iran, in addition to the economic pressure aimed at Washington, creates significant military and operational costs for the US, and its consequences extend to the energy market, shipping security and the economy of this country's allies. One of the weaknesses of the maximum pressure policy is ignoring the fact that the other side adjusts its calculations and strategies against the limitations. When economic pressure is accompanied by threats and stress-inducing actions, it may increase mistrust and strengthen the motivation to maintain strategic options instead of converging positions. In such a situation, Washington cannot simply assume the outcome of negotiations or political decisions by Tehran as predetermined by increasing sanctions.