Findings from part two of the the latest Arab American Institute six Arab nations poll show real concern with Iran’s current and future role in the region.

The poll surveys six Arab nations’ attitudes towards Iran and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) issues. The key finding is that a substantial majority of Arabs believe that Iran plays a negative role in both Iraq and the Arab Gulf region.

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According to a recent poll of European and U.S. leaders and general publics conducted by the German Marshall Fund, overwhelming majorities of all surveyed groups were concerned with Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. The U.S. leaders (93%) were the most concerned, while the U.S. public (86%), EU leaders (86%), and EU public (80%) were somewhat less concerned.

American voters say 60 - 33 percent that the U.S. Senate should ratify the nuclear disarmament treaty President Barack Obama recently signed with Russia, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Voters support 70 - 28 percent the U.S. and Russia working to eliminate all nuclear weapons in the world.

Voter confidence in America's conduct of the War on Terror has reached its highest level since last May.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 50% of likely voters now believe the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, up 12 points from last month and 14 points from late December.

Only 21% now believe the terrorists hold the advantage, down 10 points from January and the lowest level measured since last August.

President Obama’s job approval rating on the economy (36%) is at its lowest point to date; his rating on foreign affairs (51%) is up slightly from last month. Americans give Obama his highest rating on education (54%), and his lowest on the deficit (32%).

More than four in ten think Iran represents a very serious threat to the United States, with another 36 percent feeling that Iran is a moderately serious threat. Thirteen percent say Iran is just a slight threat and 7 percent say it poses no danger to the U.S.

Even though nearly eight in ten consider Iran a serious or moderate threat, the poll suggests that a vast majority of Americans, 82 percent, don't think the government should take military action against Iran.

More approve of Obama’s handling of international affairs (61%) and terrorism (57%) than they do of his handling of the economy (56%) and health care (53%), the two top domestic issues. More approve of Obama’s handling of Iran (52%) than approve of his handling of the budget deficit (48%) and the auto giants (45%). Other recent polls have shown similar findings.

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...On Iraq, three-quarters of respondents in this week's CBS News/New York Times poll (pdf) said it's "very" or "somewhat important" that the U.S. withdraw most of its combat troops from Iraq within 16 months. Most believe the war was not worth fighting in the first place, and just over half say the timetable Obama has proposed is "about right." Read More

Rethink Media will be tracking and updating this document of polls and poll questions related to Nuclear weapons (disarmament, proliferation...) and Iran throughout the Obama administration.

Quinnipiac University Poll [November, 2008]

Should President (Barack) Obama personally negotiate with the leaders of Iran to limit their nuclear program?

62% Yes
28 No
10 Don't know/No answer

Methodology: Conducted by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, November 6-November 10, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national registered voters sample of 2,210. [USQUINN.111208.R16]

Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut.