Locked in Mideast wars and battered by sanctions, Iran is wary over...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : " Others believe Trump, with his promises of dealmaking, might be a better fit.
38% : Those who did speak to the AP mostly expressed worries about a direct United States-Iran war - especially if Trump wins.
35% : " Reza Ghaemi, a 31-year-old taxi driver, also suggested Trump may lessen tensions in the region since he pushed to withdraw U.S. troops from the Mideast during his term in office.
35% : While saying he wants Trump to win "for my own reasons," 53-year-old Ahmad Moradi claimed that would make a U.S.-Iran war "100%" sure to happen.
35% : A woman who only gave her name as Mahnaz, fearing repercussions for speaking openly, suggested that Harris, as a woman, couldn´t reach any deals with Iran because "men can talk to men." "I think if Trump is elected, it will be much harder for our kids.
30% : "I do not know what the American people think, but Trump is able to get a quick deal with Iran," said Mohammad Ali Raoufi, 43, who runs a double-glazed window workshop.
29% : "We saw Trump in the past and he just ran an anti-Iran policy," Rezaei told The Associated Press.
22% : Trump has been briefed on Iranian plots to retaliate against him, as well over his decision to launch a 2020 drone strike that killed Iran's top general, Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad.
19% : In 2018, Trump unilaterally pulled America out of Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers, setting off years of attacks across the Middle East even before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

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