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Re:Huawei hid business operation in Iran after Reuters repor... by thre42343 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:50PM (#23407177)
This might be a silly question, but why on earth would China trade USD with Iran ? Then can just barter with Iranians for oil (and none would be wiser).
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Re:Huawei hid business operation in Iran after Reuters repor... by exolymph on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:29PM (#23407614)
USD is a lot more liquid, in the financial sense, than literal oil. So maybe that's a reason to prefer it?
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