Most Americans Say Obama's Deal Unlikely To Stop Iran From Getting Nukes

Most Americans say the international agreement being negotiated with Iran is unlikely to stop the Islamic republic from developing nuclear weapons, according to a poll conducted by conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports.

Rasmussen said 60 percent of likely voters believe the deal being negotiated by the Obama administration is unlikely to put the brakes on Iran's nuclear program, including 33 percent who say it is "not at all likely."

Meanwhile, thirty-one percent of voters say it is likely Iran will slow or stop its development of nuclear weapons as a result of the agreement, although just 9 percent said it is "very likely."

The release of the poll results comes after forty-seven Republican Senators sent an open letter to Iran warning that any lasting agreement would need to be approved by Congress.

The letter has been described as an effort to undermine the negotiations, which include Russia, China, France, the U.K. and Germany in addition to the U.S. and Iran.

Rasmussen said voters were almost evenly divided over whether the Republican letter to the Iranian government was a good idea.

President Barack Obama has called on lawmakers to allow the negotiations to play out, pledging that he will not accept a bad deal.

The survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted March 10th and 11th and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

by RTT Staff Writer

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