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Poll Finds 24% of Americans View Iran War as Worth Its Costs, 50% Disagree
A Reuters/Ipsos poll closed June 22 shows half of U.S. adults believe the war with Iran was not worth its costs. President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 34 percent, matching the lowest level of his second term.
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A Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,262 U.S. adults found that 24 percent believe the war with Iran was worth its costs while 50 percent said it was not. Another 26 percent were unsure. The five-day survey closed on Monday with a margin of error of three percentage points.
Only 23 percent of respondents said the United States is now in a stronger position with Iran than before the war. Thirty-five percent said the position is weaker. The poll also showed 63 percent of Americans view the June 17 preliminary deal between President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as unlikely to produce lasting peace.
Eighteen percent said lasting peace is likely. Trump's overall approval rating stood at 34 percent, tying the lowest level recorded during his second term in an April survey. He began the term with 47 percent approval.
His rating on the cost of living was 22 percent, and 37 percent approved of his handling of immigration, down from 40 percent in the prior poll. -Israeli strikes on February 28. -led economic pressure on Iran.
The November 3 midterm elections will decide control of Congress.
