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Iranians drive beneath a billboard urging support for locally manufactured home appliances at Valiasr Square in Tehran on Oct. 9, 2021. - Late last month, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi banned the import of household appliances from South Korea, but they are still in high demand. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
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Al-Monitor Staff

A polling company released survey results Monday on Iranians’ views of the economy, the United States and more. 

The Toronto-based IranPoll conducted the poll with the University of Maryland’s Center for International and Security Studies. The data was gathered between Aug. 30 and Sept. 9. 

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