MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A majority of US citizens participating in a news poll support a nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers, reported Washington Post-ABC News, on Tuesday.
According to the poll, 59 percent of respondents said they would endorse lifting international economic sanctions against Iran if Tehran restricts its nuclear program.
Support for the deal is higher than opposition of it among all US political groups polled, although the Republicans are split about evenly (47 percent “for” to 43 percent “against”).
Iran and six world powers – the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany – are working diligently to secure a political framework before a self-imposed deadline that expires Tuesday night.
Negotiators intend to secure an accord with Iran to dismantle parts of its nuclear program and reduce the production of nuclear fuel, and guarantee the fuel will not be used for nuclear weapons. Iran insists its research is of purely peaceful energy-supply nature.
Just hours ahead of the deadline a US State Department spokesperson gave the ongoing Iran nuclear talks a 50/50 chance of success.
The head of Iran's expert team at the talks said late Monday they had to unravel "layers upon layers" of problems hindering progress.
Some sticking points involve the pace and timing of lifting the economic sanctions against Iran. Other points include the number and types of centrifuges, nuclear stockpiles and kinds of nuclear research that Tehran will be allowed.
