Iranian Attitudes in Advance of the Parliamentary Elections: Economics,
Politics, and Foreign Affairs
A public opinion study January 2016
The Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM)
http://www.cissm.umd.edu/sites/default/files/Iranian%20Attitudes%20in%20Advance%20of%20the%20Parliamentary%20Elections%20-%20020116%20-%20FINAL%20-%20sm.pdf

The survey was fielded by IranPoll.com between December 29, 2015 and January
15, 2016. The overall sample size is n=1,012, giving a sampling margin of
error of +/- 3.2%.

All calls were made from within Iran. The contact rate, defined as the
proportion of respondents who were reached and ultimately agreed to be
interviewed relative to the number of respondents attempted, was 73%. The
completion rate was 82%.

Views of Other Countries

Syria:
75% view Syria favorably (32%, very favorably).
24% view it unfavorably (12%, very unfavorably).

Iraq:
69% favorable (28% very)
30% unfavorable (16% very unfavorable).

Lebanon
66% favorable
30% unfavorable

Hezbollah
74% favorable (34% very favorably)
23% unfavorably (16% very unfavorably).

Saudi Arabia
10% favorable
79% unfavorably

Turkey
40% favorable
58% unfavorable

Russia
57% favorable
39% unfavorable

China
54% favorable
41% unfavorable

Germany
54% favorable
40% unfavorable

France
44% favorable
51% unfavorable

United Kingdom
26% favorable
70% unfavorable

United States
28% favorable
71% unfavorable

US government
10% favorable
88% unfavorable (74% very unfavorable)

American people
53% favorable
43% unfavorable