Iranians Overwhelmingly Reject Bin Laden: Both Iranians and Americans See Terrorism as a Threat to Their Countries

Abstract

Iranians and Americans are both very concerned about the danger of terrorism, reject attacks against civilians overwhelmingly and share strongly negative views of Osama bin Laden. Although the U.S. government has accused Iran's government of sponsoring international terrorism, the Iranian people themselves are somewhat more likely than Americans to oppose attacks that deliberately target civilians.