Russians on reasons behind the U.S.-Iran conflict 2020

Nearly one quarter of Russians saw the interest of the U.S. government in Iranian oil and natural resources the major motive behind the long political conflict between the two sides as of January 2020. Furthermore, 10 percent of survey respondents agreed that the U.S.-Iran tension was explained by the desire of the U.S. to become a global leader. At the same time, 55 percent admitted they did not know anything about the conflict or the reasons behind it.

What do you think are the reasons behind the years-long conflict between the U.S. and Iran?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Know nothing about reasons behind the U.S.-Iran conflict/the conflict itself	55%
U.S. interest in Iranian oil and natural resources	23%
U.S. aspiration to global leadership	10%
Business, money, financial interest of the U.S.	4%
Iran's nuclear program	3%
Political, geopolitical interests	3%
Confrontation of two religions, cultures, mentalities	2%
Difficult to answer/no answer	2%
Iran's support of terrorism	1%
It is an old conflict	1%
Iran's conflict with Israel	1%
Competition between the U.S. and Russia	1%
Other	1%
Killing of general Soleimani	1%

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

January 18-19, 2020

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The original question was worded by the source as follows: "Without having regard to the latest events, what do you think are the reasons behind the ?" This was an open question.

The survey was conducted in 104 municipalities in 53 federal subjects of Russia.

The figures might not sum up to 100 due to rounding.

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