CBS Poll Finds Americans Want Iran War Ended, Doubt U.S. Won Better Deal by 40%
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 21
CBS Poll Finds Americans Want Iran War Ended, Doubt U.S. Won Better Deal by 40%
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 21
Summary
A CBS News/YouGov poll of 2,519 U.S. adults found most Americans want the Iran war to end, but relatively few believe the new agreement leaves the U.S. better off.
Gas prices are a key driver: people who say fuel costs have hurt them most are more likely to want the war ended, and more now expect prices to fall.
Strategic doubts remain broad. Most respondents do not think Iran’s nuclear program was permanently stopped or that Iran will stop threatening its neighbors; 40% say Tehran may still threaten and block the Strait of Hormuz.
Republicans are not unified either: 4 in 10 say the conflict should continue until Iran gives up more, while the party is split on whether the deal was a draw or a U.S. advantage.
The poll suggests any political benefit for Trump is limited to a slight 1-point approval uptick tied to lower gas-price hopes, with many Americans still seeing the conflict as creating more problems than it solved.