Russians Divided on Moscow's Relations with Tehran

MosNews:

Russians are divided in their opinions on the nature of relations between Russia and Iran. Thirty-one per cent of those polled believe Iran to be friendly towards Russia, 25 per cent — unfriendly, while 43 per cent were undecided.

Four years ago more Russians considered Iran a friend (42 per cent), while 27 per cent held an opposing view, according to the Public Opinion Foundation, which conducted the survey this November among 1,500 respondents, the Interfax news agency reported.

The survey shows that Russians are also divided on the subject of nuclear cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. Twenty-seven per cent of those polled view this cooperation positively, while 20 per cent disapprove of it. Others either said they did not care about this (27 per cent) or were undecided.