because the FX rate is the standard of rich vs poor. Great logic. In that case El Salvador is a reach country cuz they have their currency pegged to the US dollar lol
And we buy technology from China. We're making Metros and inner city train systems ALL OVER IRAN. We are short of of inner city trains and our local production is not sufficient. In Tabriz the tracks are already set, but the trains are behind schedule! That's one example where China could be handy for Iran. They buy our oil in Yuan, we go back an buy trains (for example).
Agree its a win win situation for both nations.