Sri Lanka worries over US Iran action

18 January 2012 Last updated at 20:07 ET Help

The US has started to enforce its sanctions on Iran. That's likely to have knock-on effects on many countries that depend on Iran for oil.

One of the most vulnerable in this regard is Sri Lanka, as the BBC's Charles Haviland explains from its capital, Colombo.

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