Schumacher
Senior Member
Why not just buy a production line for the JF-17 from Pakistan?
The JF-17 is a much better option for Iran rather than have the Chinese help them make a re-worked F-5.
It is also very flexible in terms of possible armament and avionics - part of Pakistan's requirement as an option to fix Western and Chinese systems.
Spending more on Iran's F-5 design is a waste of money, and a sop to Iran's domestic technical pride.
Direct export of JF-17 is out of the question for now due to UN arms sanctions on Iran.
Providing some form of assistance to help Iran improve its indigenous arms industry is another matter.