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Iranians want nuclear weapons, but also want closer ties with West

The majority of Iranians are in favor of their country having nuclear weapons,

Poll: 71% of Iranians want country to have nuclear weapons, Jerusalem Post,  12/09/2010 Poll finds less than half of Iranians think sanctions are having a major impact; majority voted for Ahmadinejad; only 1 in 6 believes Israel, US will attack nuclear facilities.

The majority of Iranians are in favor of their country having nuclear weapons, despite the fact that they are worried about international sanctions, according to a poll carried out by US-based Charney Research for the International Peace Institute……..
The poll found that, by a three-to-one majority, Iranians want closer ties to the West, not reduced links. They also support Western criticism of Iranian human rights violations and aid to Iranian nongovernmental organizations.

Despite their desire for closer ties, however, as tensions have risen on the nuclear issue, Iranians have felt spurned by the West. Almost nine-tenths are now hostile to the US—a 40-point increase on 2008—while 55 percent are unfavorable to Europeans…………..

Poll: 71% of Iranians want country to have nuclear weapons

December 9, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international