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Is Iran Attempting to Develop Nuclear Weapons

Based on what you have heard or read, do you think that the government of Iran is -- or is not -- attempting to develop its own nuclear weapons?

Latest wave fielded January 20 to 22, 2006. Primary source: Gallup trend table: Is Iran Attempting to Develop Nuclear Weapons.

Trend

Is Iran Attempting to Develop Nuclear Weapons: January 20 to 22, 2006, percent of respondents

  • Yes, is80%
  • No, is not12%
  • No opinion8%
Source: Gallup; see Sources below.

Toplines

Is Iran Attempting to Develop Nuclear Weapons: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesYes, isNo, is notNo opinionSample (n)Margin of error
January 20 to 22, 2006 (^)80128----

Pollster footnotes: ^ Asked of a half sample

Markers in parentheses after a date (^, #, +) are the pollster's own footnotes; their meaning is given in the pollster footnotes. "*" means less than 0.5%; "--" means not asked or not reported.

Sources

  1. Gallup trend table: Is Iran Attempting to Develop Nuclear Weapons, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

Gallup, "Is Iran Attempting to Develop Nuclear Weapons," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/gallup-iran-nuclear-attempt/.