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Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds Americans Expect Iran War to Destabilize Middle East

The poll found 50% expect the war to worsen regional stability, while 58% predict higher gasoline prices, Reuters/Ipsos said.

  • A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows 50% of Americans expect the war with Iran to destabilize the Middle East over the next year, about three times the 17% who anticipate stability.
  • Five months into the conflict, the war remains deeply unpopular with only 35% of Americans approving, while costing U.S. taxpayers at least $37.5 billion and claiming 18 service member deaths.
  • Republican President Donald Trump backed away from threatened "massive attacks" on Iran, though analyst Justin Logan of the Cato Institute called the conduct "rudderless," while David Schenker of the Washington Institute argued U.S. attacks significantly weakened Iranian military capabilities.
  • Registered voters now prefer Democrats over Republicans on handling war and terrorism, 37% to 36%, while 58% of Americans expect gasoline prices to worsen as Iran chokes off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Respondents also voiced significant concerns about broader global conflicts, with 55% worried about China engaging in conflict with Taiwan and 48% fearing a war between Russia and a European country other than Ukraine.
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According to the poll, Americans are significantly concerned that ongoing wars will worsen and new conflicts will break out. The post US Poll: Americans See Chaos in the Middle East Due to Trump's Iran Policy appeared first on in.gr.

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50% of respondents believe that US military action in Iran will destabilize the Middle East over the next year, while 17% said it would bring greater stability.

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Geopolitical Futures broke the news on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
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