Iran-unveils-first-homegrown-fighter-jet

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Iran will not use Euros or Dollars, but Roubles and Yuans and payments and banking system will go through russian and chinese financial system, which is parallel to western system with their own SWIFT similar system. This new financial system is immune for western sanctions as it have its own money flow, which have nothing with western money flow and control. Iran, Russia and China will use their own financial system and will use their own currencies in international market. They will also give credits in Roubles and Yuans to other states, so no need for Dollars anymore. So no worry, Iran will still sell oil and gas around the World as the World need it, but not through western banking system and not in Dollars.

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Sanctions? Foreign currency?
The sanctions were lifted in January 2016 and of the six partners that signed the "5+1" deal only the US reneged the deal. Its biggest (by far) trade partner is China who´ve just increased its oil inports from Iran.
Last edited by Sintra; 22nd August 2018 at 11:38.

No, Sintra; there is still a five years long embargo on importation of weapons that are not strictly defensive ones and an eight years long one on the import of balistic missiles.
Same with the payments, US control SWIFT so actually EU are implementing a new one to deal with Iran and future US embargoed economy.

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o, Sintra; there is still a five years long embargo on importation of weapons that are not strictly defensive ones and an eight years long one on the import of balistic missiles.

You are indeed correct, thanks

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Whist we are discussing just want to say it is worth reading the latest edition of Air International, it has a fascinating article by Babak Taghvaee about Irans attempts to maintain and upgrade the F-14A.

A few things I was surprised to discover including how much spares the Iranians were able to source for the type in recent years even with US attempts to destroy anything related to the F-14 to stop them getting to Iran. That does raise a suspicion in my mind that on occasion the US has actual used F-14 spares as a negotiating tactic via middle men when it wants Iran to do something like release some US citizens etc...

Another surprise is Irans plans to keep the type going until 2040, I am a bit sceptical but if they manage it those Airframes will end up as the longest serving fighter jets in the world!

There was also interesting details about the continuing serviceability of the AIM7 Sparrow with the Iranian armed forces and the adoption of a MIM23 variant in an AIM54 style airframe on their upgraded F-14AM with further plans to develop an active seeker.