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A new American Jewish Committee (AJC) survey of American Jews shows that for the first time, a majority of them would support a U.S military strike against Iran, and an even larger majority would support such a move by Israel...

FOX News Poll: 61% Say Use Force To Stop Iran Most Americans say they are worried about Iran developing a nuclear weapons program, and a clear majority supports the use of force to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. By Dana Blanton FOXNews.com Thursday, October 01, 2009 Most Americans say they are worried about Iran developing a nuclear weapons program, and think President Obama should be tougher on the rogue nation. In addition, a clear majority supports the use of force to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. According to a new FOX News poll released Thursday, a sizable 69...

Is the United States Doing Enough to Support Democracy In Iran? Yes. This is a delicate balancing act and we must proceed with caution No. We must do more to stand up for democracy I'm not sure.

Americans favor military action against Iran if sanctions and diplomacy fail to persuade the regime to cease efforts toward building nuclear weapons, according to a new IBD/TIPP poll.President Obama has said he wants to engage Iran in dialogue. In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV in late January, he said Tehran's past actions have been detrimental to Middle East peace, but said, "It is important for us to be willing to talk to Iran, to express very clearly where our differences are but where there are potential avenues for progress." If talks or sanctions don't work, 52% of Americans say they...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - People in the United States see Iran as by far the greatest threat to world stability, with China a distant second, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT With tensions rising between Washington and Tehran amid comments from US leaders that Iran risks being attacked over its alleged nuclear weapons program, more Americans also said they backed tighter sanctions on the Iran regime than were opposed. But a large majority said they don't know enough about the situation to give an opinion about sanctions.

A majority of likely voters - 52 percent - would support a U.S. military strike to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon, and 53 percent believe it is likely that the U.S. will be involved in a military strike against Iran before the next presidential election, a new Zogby America telephone poll shows. The survey results come at a time of increasing U.S. scrutiny of Iran. According to reports from the Associated Press, earlier this month Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran of "lying" about the aim of its nuclear program and Vice President Dick Cheney has raised...

A majority of likely voters – 52% – would support a U.S. military strike to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon, and 53% believe it is likely that the U.S. will be involved in a military strike against Iran before the next presidential election, a new Zogby America telephone poll shows. The survey results come at a time of increasing U.S. scrutiny of Iran. According to reports from the Associated Press, earlier this month Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran of "lying" about the aim of its nuclear program and Vice President Dick Cheney has raised the prospect...

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Most adults in the United States believe the United Nations (UN) should be the main player in discussions about Iran’s nuclear program, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates for the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 72 per cent of respondents want the UN to deal with the issue, while 21 per cent prefer the United States. After being branded as part of an "axis of evil" by U.S. president George W. Bush in January 2002, Iran has contended that its nuclear program aims to produce energy, not weapons....

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Two-thirds of U.S. residents see Iran as a security threat, and 58 percent say it's inevitable Iran will use nuclear weapons if it has them. A clear partisan divide has emerged with regard to the issue of Iran, a Zogby poll shows. Ninety-three percent of Republicans viewed Iran as a threat as well as 63 percent of independents. Democrats were split, with 42 percent viewing Iran as a threat and 43 percent believing there is no threat to the United States. While Americans back the limited use of the military to thwart Iranian nuclear ambitions,...

As a growing chorus of former generals criticizes the Iraq war and fresh questions emerge over flawed intelligence, a new poll shows that nearly half the U.S. public supports a possible military strike to stop Iran's nuclear program but most don't trust President George W. Bush to lead it. The Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll suggests many Americans are worried about the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran. At the same time, a majority doubted Bush's ability to make the right decision about whether to go to war with Iran -- a reflection of the public's growing lack of confidence in Bush's...

WASHINGTON - Iran has replaced Iraq as the country Americans consider to be their greatest enemy, according to a Gallup Poll. Canada and Great Britain were ranked as America's best friends. The percentage of Americans with a positive view of France and Germany has moved up sharply since 2003, the poll said, when the two allies challenged President Bush's Iraq policy. Thirty-one percent of Americans gave the nod to Iran as the worst enemy in polling of 1,002 adults between Feb. 6-9. This represented an increase from 14 percent last year, and appeared to reflect growing American concern over the...

Better To Be Nuked Than To Bomb Iran? One of the fascinating things about polls is that relatively minor changes in the way that a question is phrased or coming at an issue from a slightly different angle can cause wild shifts in the results. For example, take a look at these results from a CNN / USA Today / Gallup poll of 1000 adults: "Fifty-nine percent thought Iran would use nuclear weapons against the United States, and 80 percent thought the Iranians would hand them over to terrorists to use against the United States. "More thought Iran would use...

Americans are nervous about the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, but also worry about the ability of the United States and the United Nations to deal with the situation, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday suggests. Most respondents saw a high chance that if Iran were to develop nuclear weapons, it would use them against the United States or its ally Israel. Fifty-nine percent thought Iran would use nuclear weapons against the United States, and 80 percent thought the Iranians would hand them over to terrorists to use against the United States. More thought Iran would use the weapons against...

Many adults in the United States believe their country will become involved in an armed conflict with Iran, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 53 per cent of respondents believe it is likely that the U.S. will launch military action against the Islamic nation within a year. After being branded as part of an "axis of evil" by U.S. president George W. Bush in January 2002, Iran has contended that its nuclear program aims to produce energy, not weapons. In November 2004, the Iranian government announced a voluntary suspension of its uranium enrichment program following international pressure. In August...

In keeping with its established role as purveyor of disinformation, Fox "News" talking head Brit Hume misreported Fox's own poll. On the Jan. 26 "Special Report," Hume said that 51 percent of Americans "would now support" air strikes on Iran. What the poll found is that if diplomacy fails, 51 percent would support air strikes. Can we be optimistic and assume that the American public would not regard an orchestrated failure by the Bush administration as a true diplomatic failure? Alas, we cannot expect too much from a population in thrall to disinformation. The "evidence" that Iran is pursuing nuclear...

Despite persistent disillusionment with the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans supports taking military action against Iran if that country continues to produce material that can be used to develop nuclear weapons, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.

57% back a hit on Iran if defiance persists Fri. 27 Jan 2006 Los Angeles Times The war has not diminished Americans' support for military action against Iraq's neighbor if nuclear pursuits aren't dropped. By Greg Miller, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Despite persistent disillusionment with the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans supports taking military action against Iran if that country continues to produce material that can be used to develop nuclear weapons, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found. The poll, conducted Sunday through Wednesday, found that 57% of Americans favor military intervention if Iran's Islamic government...

WASHINGTON — Despite persistent disillusionment with the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans supports taking military action against Iran if that country continues to produce material that can be used to develop nuclear weapons, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found. The poll, conducted Sunday through Wednesday, found that 57% of Americans favor military intervention if Iran's Islamic government pursues a program that could enable it to build nuclear arms. Support for military action against Tehran has increased over the last year, the poll found, even though public sentiment is running against the war in neighboring Iraq: 53% said...