Majority of Americans Opposed to Trump’s Iran Assault: Polls
Washington (QNN)- US President Donald Trump’s air strikes against Iran on Saturday are opposed by significantly more Americans than those who support the attacks, snap polls conclude as the joint Israeli-US assault on the country has killed more than 500 people.
The Washington Post texted 1,003 Americans for their views on the strikes.
More than half of the respondents — 52 percent — were either strongly opposed or somewhat opposed to the attacks, in which Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed. By contrast, 39 percent said that they strongly supported or somewhat supported the strikes.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted just as the US and Israel began a war on Iran on Saturday also found that most Americans disapprove of the attack, and a significant number more believe Trump is far too willing to use military force.
Forty-three percent of all respondents to the survey said they disapprove of the attacks on Iran, while 27 percent said they approve. Thirty percent said they don't know, or skipped the question.
Among Democrats specifically, 74 percent said they disapprove, while among Republicans, that figure was only 13 percent.
When asked if Trump wields too much military force, 56 percent of all respondents agreed. Among Democrats, that figure climbed to 87 percent, while among Republicans it was 23 percent.
Seventy-three percent of Republicans said Trump's use of force is "about right".
The Reuters/Ipsos poll closed before US casualties were announced in the region.
When asked if American deaths would change their calculus, 42 percent of Republicans said they would be less likely to support the war.
According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, over 550 people have been killed by US and Israeli attacks.
As of Monday morning in Washington, four Americans have been announced killed in Iranian strikes on a US military base in Kuwait.
