National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted January 29-30, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Generally speaking, is Iran an ally of the United States, an enemy of the United States, or somewhere in between?

4% Ally
52% Enemy
39% Somewhere in between
6% Not sure

2* Over the coming year, will relations between Iran and the United States get better or worse?

33% Better
36% Worse
17% About the same
14% Not sure

3* Iran says its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful energy purposes. The U.S., Israel and the European Union believe it is intended to develop nuclear weapons. Do you believe Iran's nuclear program is for energy purposes or for weapons development?

6% Energy purposes
77% Weapons development
17% Not sure

4* Before a meeting is allowed between the President of Iran and the President of the United States, should Iran be required to stop developing nuclear weapons capabilities?

56% Yes

27% No

17% Not sure

5* Iran has said the United States must apologize for unspecified “crimes” against Iran before an improvement of relations is possible between the two countries. Should the U.S. apologize to Iran?

11% Yes

73% No

15% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.