A comprehensive telephone poll of Iranians reported by the Wall Street Journal shows that Iranians are more pro-Western and less belligerent than their leaders. Asked what issue should top their national agenda, 29% of Iranians polled chose the nuclear arms race, whereas 88% picked economic improvement.

80% supported full international monitoring of their nuclear facilities and an Iranian commitment not to pursue nuclear weapons in exchange for foreign aid.

70% of Iranians were in favor of normalizing relations with the USA. "In exchange" for this normalization, most Iranians support recognizing Israel and "Palestine" as independent states and cessation of Iranian support for militias in Iraq.