DislikedIran already trades minimal in USD. I read somewhere a while ago that they are selling oil to China and Russia and buying gold in return.
don't remember the source though.Ignored
My take is that if America wanted to destroy Iran's economy, first hit their oil, then when they try to side-step that problem by buying up gold, dump a bunch of gold into the markets to make gold drop! This isn't anything I believe in heart, since it's only a thought, but this Iran thing is pretty interesting.
Here's one:
http://gulfnews.com/business/economy...iran-1.1082122
Play the players, not the cards.