April 24, 2021 Iran is reportedly keen to acquire China’s J-10 fighter jet and not going ahead with powerful Russian jets. However, one may be left wondering why Iran didn’t show interest in the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder and how it stacks up against the J-10C. While the exact reason for Tehran’s preference for the Chinese fighter over the Russian ones remains unknown, Russian aviation portal Avia.Pro quoted experts as saying say that it may depend on the costs involved and type of fighter aircraft. The Russian fighters are twin-engine heavy variants compared to the Chinese single-engine advanced lightweight multirole fighter jet, the J-10.