Anti-Iranian sentiment

Results of 2013 Pew Research Center poll
Views of Iran by country^[1]

Country polled	Pos.	Neg.
Australia	16%	68%
Canada	14%	70%
Czech Republic	7%	74%
Egypt	20%	78%
France	11%	88%
Germany	7%	85%
Greece	21%	69%
Israel	5%	92%
Italy	5%	85%
Jordan	18%	81%
Lebanon	40%	60%
Palestine	37%	55%
Poland	18%	66%
Russia	32%	49%
Spain	7%	84%
Tunisia	30%	44%
Turkey	19%	68%
United Kingdom	17%	59%
United States	16%	69%

Anti-Iranian sentiment or Iranophobia, also called anti-Persian sentiment or Persophobia,^[2] refers to feelings and expressions of hostility, hatred, discrimination, or prejudice towards Iran, the Iranian government, or Iranian people on the basis of an irrational disdain for their national and cultural affiliation. The opposite phenomenon, in which one holds notable feelings of love or interest towards Iranian people for the same reasons, is known as Iranophilia or Persophilia.

Historically, discrimination and prejudice against Iranians (and against Persians in particular) has been a recurring theme in the region, especially due to the various cultural appropriation of semitic culture by Persians, their historical imperialism and historical revisionism.