Poll taken by the Aljazeera Television; 90% of Arabs consider the political system ruling Iran as their enemy
In an opinion poll taken by the Aljazeera network between 14 and 19 of February in which 27,194 people took part, results show that the Arab nations are extremely unsatisfied by policies followed by the Iranian regime. When asked, “instead of amnesty toward Iran would it not be better to benefit from its achievements?” Ninety percent of those polled said no. Previous polls by Aljazeera showed support among the Arabs countries for Islamic movements such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
Issues such as interference in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine as well as support for Shiite groups in the Arab countries seem to strengthen the argument that the Islamic Republic is seeking an expansionist agenda and wants to spread notion of Velayat-Faqih (Guardianship of Jurisprudence) in the Arab countries.
Additionally, tension over the nuclear program and possible dangers that it entails, many people in the region appear to conclude that rulers in Iran are not in search of peace and stability and are going to present a permanent threat.
Amongst these are Iran’s distractive policies in Lebanon and Gaza as well as territorial claims over the Kingdom of Bahrain have had adverse for the rulers in Tehran. In regards to these policies even Islamic groups who are allies of the Islamic Republic in countries such as Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Algeria and Sudan have criticized Tehran's policies strongly. Rising casualties in recent war in Gaza gave the impression to many Arabs that the clerical rulers of Iran are prepared to trade with flesh and blood of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese children in order to achieve their political objectives.
Such a reversal in Arab public opinion toward the Islamic Republic indicates that the Iranian regime's Middle East policies have brought negative results.