Bush's approval rating drops to 39% - CNN/USA/Gallop [View All]

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Poll: Americans nervous about Iran
Bush's approval rating drops to 39 percent

Monday, February 13, 2006; Posted: 4:12 p.m. EST (21:12 GMT)

(CNN) -- Americans are nervous about the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, but also worry about the ability of the United States and the United Nations to deal with the situation, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday suggests.

Iran says it is developing a nuclear program to provide energy. The United States, France, England and Germany suspect Iran aims to develop nuclear weapons.

Last month, Iran removed U.N. monitoring seals from its equipment and said it was beginning nuclear research.

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, voted February 4 to report Iran to the Security Council for possible sanctions. Iran ended its cooperation with the agency and said it would commence uranium enrichment and halt snap inspections, while still leaving open the possibility of further negotiations.

The 1,000 adults who responded to the telephone poll taken between Thursday and Sunday said they fear the Bush administration will be too quick to use military force if diplomacy fails, and at the same time are concerned the administration won't do enough to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

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