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AP-NORC Poll Finds Most Americans Say Iran War Is Not Worth Fighting

The poll found 72% of U.S. adults say preventing gas prices from rising is highly important as support for prolonged fighting remains low.

  • Overall approval of President Trump’s handling of Iran fell to 28%, down from 34% last month, driving his overall presidential job approval rating down to 33%.
  • About two-thirds of U.S. adults believe the war with Iran has not been worth fighting, including overwhelming majorities of Democrats and independents alongside 37% of Republicans.
  • Republican backing for the conflict is showing signs of strain, with approval of Trump's Iran policy dropping 10 percentage points among GOP voters—from 71% in June to 61% in July.
  • Only 23% of Americans support continuing active military operations, while the remaining majority favors either pausing strikes to negotiate a permanent ceasefire or stopping military action altogether.
  • Public priorities are increasingly focused on domestic economic impacts, with 72% of respondents prioritizing low gas prices and a permanent ceasefire over the administration's stated objective of neutralizing Iran's nuclear program.
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Just one in three Americans back Iran war, most unsure of Trump’s goals, poll finds

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 69% of Americans think President Donald Trump has not “clearly explained the goals of U.S. military involvement in Iran.”

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The war in Iran is deeply unpopular in the United States. According to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, two-thirds of American adults say it was “not worth it.”

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