64% of Americans favor military action ‘to stop Iran’March 25, 2013 - 09:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. public strongly favors considering military action against Iran to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon, a poll found, according to The Jerusalem Post. The Pew Research Center poll conducted March 13-17 found that 64 percent of Americans agree that it is "more important to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons even if it means taking military action" as opposed to 24 percent who believe it is "more important to avoid military conflict even if Iran may develop nuclear weapons." The poll also found that while many more Americans continue to favor Israel over the Palestinians, the gap narrows among younger Americans. Overall, 49 percent of respondents said they sympathized with Israel more than with the Palestinians, while 12 percent said the reverse. Among age brackets the numbers broke down as follows: 36 percent favored Israel and 19 percent favored the Palestinians in the 18-29 age bracket; 47 percent favored Israel and 11 percent favored the Palestinians in the 30-49 age bracket; 59 percent favored Israel and 11 percent favored the Palestinians in the 50-64 age bracket; and among those 65 and over, sympathies with Israel ran 54 percent to 8 percent for the Palestinians. The interviews of 1,501 adults were evenly divided between land line and cellular phones. The overall margin of error was 2.9 percentage points. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |