US EditionBig Majority Disapprove of Attack on Iran
A CNN/SSRS poll found 59% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s Iran strikes, with 60% doubting his plan and 62% wanting congressional approval for further action.
- On Monday, CNN's SSRS poll found 59% of Americans disapprove of the strikes in Iran, based on a sample of 1,004 people surveyed between February 28 and March 1.
- After U.S. airstrikes and rapid regional retaliation, including actions by U.S. allies Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Jordan, oil prices jumped more than 10 percent Sunday following Tehran's attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The poll found concrete governance concerns, with 60% of American respondents saying Trump lacks a clear plan and 62% favoring congressional approval, while only 27% believed diplomacy was sufficient and 39% said it was inadequate.
- Partisan divisions emerged clearly, with 77% of Republicans supporting the strikes while Democrats oppose, as many anticipate a long-term U.S.-Iran conflict.
- The White House signalled a posture that may limit responsiveness, with Pager saying, `I think the White House will largely ignore some of this data`, while Trump suggested a four to five weeks timeline.
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Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s Iran strikes, per new polling
Americans broadly disapprove of the Trump administration’s military strikes on Iran, according to several polls conducted after the U.S. attacked Tehran early Saturday morning. Nearly six in 10 Americans said they oppose the decision to take military action against the Middle Eastern country, according to a text poll conducted by SSRS for CNN on Saturday and Sunday. A separate SSRS poll, conducted via text message for The Washington Post, found …
(Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = It was found that 6 out of 10 Americans do not support President Donald Trump's attack on Iran.
White House likely to ignore Americans’ views on Iran despite clear polling: NYT reporter
The Trump administration was expected to move forward with continued strikes in Iran regardless of how Americans feel about it, a New York Times reporter said Monday. In his first comments since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran this weekend, President Donald Trump signaled Monday th...
New CNN poll: Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump’s Iran strikes
The Inside Politics panel breaks down the latest CNN poll that shows most Americans disapprove of the president’s decision to strike Iran, don’t trust him to make the right decisions on the use of force in Iran and don’t believe he has a clear plan on how to handle the situation.
By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN. Nearly 6 out of 10 Americans disapprove of the United States' decision to take military action in Iran, and a majority consider a long-term military conflict between the two countries likely, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The poll, conducted shortly after the start of the U.S. and Israeli attacks that triggered the war with Iran, reveals that a majority express doubts about Presid…
New CNN Poll Finds Strong Majority of Americans Disapprove of US Attack On Iran
CNN released a new poll on Monday showing a strong majority, 59%, of Americans oppose his ongoing military operation against Iran. The poll conducted by SSRS was conducted between February 28 and March 1 among a representative sample of 1,004 Americans. The poll went into the field almost immediately following the news breaking that Trump had launched a massive airstrike campaign against targets across Iran, which resulted in a fast retaliation …
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