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Importance of Events in Iran to the United States

Next, how important do you think what happens in Iran is to the United States today -- would you say it is vitally important, important but not vital, not too important, or not at all important?

Latest wave fielded February 2 to 5, 2011. Primary source: Gallup trend table: Importance of Events in Iran to the United States.

Trend

Importance of Events in Iran to the United States: trendLine chart of 2 survey waves from 2007 Feb 1-4 to 2011 Feb 2-5. Exact values are in the table below.0%20%40%60%80%100%20072008200920102011Year of fieldworkPercentVitally important, February 1 to 4, 2007: 65%Vitally important, February 2 to 5, 2011: 57%Important, not vital, February 1 to 4, 2007: 22%Important, not vital, February 2 to 5, 2011: 24%Not too important, February 1 to 4, 2007: 6%Not too important, February 2 to 5, 2011: 11%Not important at all, February 1 to 4, 2007: 3%Not important at all, February 2 to 5, 2011: 5%No opinion, February 1 to 4, 2007: 3%No opinion, February 2 to 5, 2011: 3%
  • Vitally important
  • Important, not vital
  • Not too important
  • Not important at all
  • No opinion
Source: Gallup; see Sources below. Percentages of respondents.

Toplines

Importance of Events in Iran to the United States: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesVitally importantImportant, not vitalNot too importantNot important at allNo opinionSample (n)Margin of error
February 2 to 5, 201157241153----
February 1 to 4, 20076522633----

Sources

  1. Gallup trend table: Importance of Events in Iran to the United States, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

Gallup, "Importance of Events in Iran to the United States," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/gallup-iran-importance/.