http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2012/04/22/the-best-reason-in-the-world-to-buy-gold/
Why I don't ... Information on Iran
Imports: $58.97 billion (2010 est.)
Exports: $84.92 billion (2010 est.)
Trade surplus annually $26 billion which equals 434.49 tonnes of gold per year at USD 1700.
2010 Iranian gold reserves 907 tons
2010 Chinese gold reserves 1054 tonnes
2010 US gold reserves 8133.5 tonnes
source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_reserve
Iranian main imports
$23.5 billion in
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
Machinery and transport equipment
(notice I didnt mentioned nuclear enriched plutonium :)
ANYWAYS ... in 20 years Iran would own fort knox ... That AINT gonna happen!
... or MAYBE ... let Iran build up all those gold reserves before invading them for WMD's.
orgy