A survey conducted by the University of Maryland and IranPoll showed Iranians were looking to the East amid ongoing disillusionment with the West.
's policies toward their nation as being rooted in hostility, while majorities also had hope that their new political leader, President Ebrahim Raisi, would fulfill come through with key campaign promises, according to a recent poll.
Among the notable results was a clear disappointment in Biden, who many had hoped would quickly reverse the stringent measures against Iran that were adopted by his predecessor, former PresidentFebruary's poll showed nearly 58 percent of Iranians surveyed had felt Biden would likely return to the nuclear deal endorsed alongside other major powers when he was vice president in 2015, which was scrapped three years later by Trump. The share of those who feel the U.S.
Asked to rate Biden's policies rated from a 0 of"completely hostile to a 10 of"completely" friendly, 67 percent of respondents provided a score in the 0-4 range, more than half of which, 33.5 percent, chose 0. The second most popular answer was 5,"neither friendly nor hostile," with 26.1 percent, while all scores above this were minimal.
The survey also questioned Iranians on their confidence in Raisi's ability to address some of the most pressing issues. Among them, confidence in Raisi's ability to significantly lower inflation stood at some 72.8 percent, significantly lower unemployment at 67.3 percent and control the coronavirus pandemic at 83.8 percent.
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