Poll Finds 23 Percent of Americans Expect Better Iran Deal From Trump, 37 Percent Expect Worse

A Washington Post-Ipsos poll found that 23 percent of Americans believe President Trump will produce a better Iran nuclear agreement than the one Barack Obama reached in 2015. Thirty-seven percent said they expect a worse deal, while 12 percent anticipated outcomes of similar quality.

CNN reported that President Trump has mentioned Obama’s 2015 agreement more than three dozen times since the Iran war began, according to a review of congressional transcripts.

The poll was conducted as midterm elections approach. Among Republicans, 54 percent said Trump would secure a better deal. That figure reached 70 percent among MAGA Republicans and fell to 27 percent among non-MAGA Republicans.

Thirteen percent of independents held the same view. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action drew disapproval in contemporaneous surveys. A Pew Research Center poll in September 2015 showed 49 percent disapproval and 21 percent approval.

A Gallup poll in early 2016 recorded 57 percent disapproval and 30 percent approval. The Washington Post-Ipsos poll also found that 68 percent of Americans viewed the current Iran war as not worth fighting. President Trump’s disapproval rating on Iran stood at 69 percent.

The conflict has cost more than a dozen American lives and tens of billions of dollars, with Iran taking control of the Strait of Hormuz.