what can saudi do to China if they export j10c to iran? stop selling oil to their biggest customer? LOLIt looks like Iran will pick up some Su-35s after it got rejected at Indonesia and Egypt. Still, Iran has a large air space and a lot of energy resources. There is no reason why China cannot get some export deals with Iran. Shilao's podcast yesterday mentioned some of the political difficulties around exporting J-10s to North Korea. I'd imagine China would be less inclined to export J-10s to Iran if that means it will lose out on some of the more lucrative Middle East export bids down the road to places like Saudi Arabia. But we will see. Export of advanced fighter jet is a great tool of gaining political influence around the world. China should be using it as such.