What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls

Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, with many polls conducted since the war began showing opposition higher than support.

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About half of registered voters — 53% — oppose U.S. military action against Iran, according to a new Quinnipiac Poll conducted over the weekend, while only 4 in 10 support it and about 1 in 10 are uncertain.

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A new Ipsos poll also found more disapprove than approve of the strikes, and text message snap polls from The Washington Post and CNN conducted shortly after the joint U.S.-Israel attacks began also indicated more Americans rejected the military action than embraced it.

A recent Fox News poll found opinions more evenly divided, with half of registered voters approving of the U.S. military action and half disapproving.

Polls show sharp differences in how Americans view the threat from Iran and whether the strikes make the U.S. safer, and many voters say the administration has not provided a clear explanation for the military action.

Most voters in the Quinnipiac poll — 55% — said they did not believe Iran posed an "imminent military threat" to the U.S. before the current military action, while about 6 in 10 registered voters in the Fox News poll said Iran poses a "real national security threat."

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A recent AP-NORC poll found about half of U.S. adults were highly concerned that Iran's nuclear program posed a direct threat to the U.S., and the CNN poll found about half of U.S. adults thought the strikes would make Iran "more of a threat" to the U.S., while only about 3 in 10 thought it would lessen the danger.

About half of voters in both the Quinnipiac and Fox News polls said the U.S. military action in Iran makes the U.S. "less safe," while only about 3 in 10 in each poll said it made the country safer.

President Donald Trump gave conflicting messages on Monday about the war’s timeline, suggesting it could be near its end while also threatening additional force against Iran if the country disrupted the global flow of oil.

Economic concerns, especially about oil and gasoline prices, are a major driver of public anxiety over the conflict.

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As oil prices oscillate, the vast majority of voters are "very" or "somewhat" concerned about oil and gasoline prices rising in the U.S., according to the Quinnipiac poll, and about two-thirds of Americans expect U.S. gas prices will "get worse" over the next year as a result of the U.S. military action, according to the Ipsos poll conducted March 6-9.

Republicans were more likely to say gas prices would worsen than improve as a result of the war: 44% said they would get worse, while 26% expected they would improve and about 2 in 10 thought they would remain the same, while Democrats and independents overwhelmingly expect gas prices will worsen.

The vast majority expect the U.S. action against Iran will last at least "months," if not longer.

Voters express strong concern about sending U.S. troops and about the risks to American service members, and many doubt President Trump’s judgment on military force.

About three-quarters of voters oppose the idea of sending ground troops into Iran, according to the Quinnipiac poll that was conducted after the deaths of six U.S. service members were announced, and the death of a seventh service member was reported later.

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Only about 2 in 10 in the Quinnipiac poll supported sending troops to Iran, and even among Republican voters the poll found more oppose than support sending ground troops, 52% to 37%.

The Trump administration has acknowledged the likelihood of American casualties, and has not ruled out sending American soldiers to Iran; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that it was "foolishness" to expect U.S. officials to say publicly "here's exactly how far we'll go."

The new Ipsos poll found bipartisan concern that the U.S. military action would risk the lives of American military personnel, with about 9 in 10 U.S. adults "very" or "somewhat" concerned about this, including 86% of Republicans and 93% of Democrats.

About 6 in 10 U.S. adults said they trusted Trump "not much" or "not at all" to make the right decisions about the U.S. use of force in Iran, according to the CNN poll, and an AP-NORC poll conducted before the strikes similarly found that 56% of U.S. adults trusted Trump "only a little" or "not at all" to make the right decisions about the use of military force abroad.