Poll finds 61 percent of Americans believe attacking Iran was a mistake
Key takeaways
- Poll finds that Americans are concerned about impact of the war on the cost of living and sceptical of success thus far.
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- A Washington Post-ABC-Ipsos poll released on Friday shows that 61 percent of respondents believe the use of military force against Iran was a mistake, with just 36 percent saying it was the right decision.
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Poll finds that Americans are concerned about impact of the war on the cost of living and sceptical of success thus far.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A protester holds a banner opposing the war with Iran during US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's opening remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on April 30, 2026 [Eric Lee/Reuters]By Brian Osgood Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026A new poll has found that a large majority of people in the United States believe that the decision to take military action against Iran was a mistake, as the war roils the global economy and fuels cost-of-living concerns in the US.
A Washington Post-ABC-Ipsos poll released on Friday shows that 61 percent of respondents believe the use of military force against Iran was a mistake, with just 36 percent saying it was the right decision.