Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say Iran war has been harder than Trump administration expected: Poll
Twenty percent of respondents to the CBS News/YouGov poll said the conflict has gone about as smoothly as the administration expected, while a mere 4 percent said the administration has had an easier time than it anticipated. When President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the war at the end of February, the former predicted it would only take four to six weeks to complete the coalition’s stated objectives — that is, eliminate the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. In the early days of the war, Trump also called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime that has ruled the Middle Eastern country with an iron fist for nearly five decades.
- ▪Twenty percent of respondents to the CBS News/YouGov poll said the conflict has gone about as smoothly as the administration expected, while a mere 4 percent said the administration has had an easier time than it anticipated.
- ▪When President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the war at the end of February, the former predicted it would only take four to six weeks to complete the coalition’s stated objectives — that is, eliminate the Isl
- ▪In the early days of the war, Trump also called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime that has ruled the Middle Eastern country with an iron fist for nearly five decades.
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- ▪ Just one in three Americans support Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals - poll — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ New CBS News polling has Trump underwater on Iran — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Just one in three Americans back Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Just one in three Americans back Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Majority of Americans think Trump administration should end Iran war now, CBS News poll finds — CBS News — World
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Administration Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say Iran war has been harder than Trump administration expected: Poll Comments: by Max Rego - 07/26/26 5:39 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 07/26/26 5:39 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING As the U.S. war with Iran approaches the five-month mark, a new survey indicates that more than three-fourths of 2,193 respondents believe the Trump administration has had more difficulty navigating the conflict than it expected. Twenty percent of respondents to the CBS News/YouGov poll said the conflict has gone about as smoothly as the administration expected, while a mere 4 percent said the administration has had an easier time than it anticipated.
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