The public overwhelmingly believes the United States should end the conflict in Iran and the current peace agreement will not have “changed Iran’s leaders to ones that are pro-U.S.”
78% of Americans say the U.S. should end the war in Iran “now,” while 79% believe the U.S. will not bring to power new, pro-Western leadership in Tehran under such a deal, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday. The survey was conducted from Wednesday through Friday of last week, just a few days after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had signed a peace deal with Iranian officials.
The poll shows little movement in Trump’s approval rating, which improved by one percentage point since May, while negative perceptions of his handling of the economy and inflation persist. Vice President JD Vance joined U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Switzerland early Sunday morning to negotiate a permanent ceasefire beyond the 60-day truce outlined in last week’s signed memorandum of understanding.
The new data offer a glimpse into how the public feels about the recent developments in negotiations.
Two-thirds say they have heard either “some” or “not much” about the memorandum of understanding, while just over one in five say they have heard a lot.
Of those familiar with it, just 22% of respondents say the agreement is “better for the U.S. than Iran.” And when asked why the Trump administration reached an agreement with Iran, two-thirds say it was because the administration wanted “the conflict to be over” rather than because the “U.S. had met all its goals.”
The relationship between the conflict and domestic prices has become a key issue in the national debate surrounding the negotiations.
Almost two-thirds of respondents said “the conflict with Iran turned out to have more impact on the world economy than the Trump administration expected,” suggesting many Americans believe the administration underestimated the economic consequences of striking Iran in late February.
Americans do foresee changes regarding the flow of oil, however.
The majority of respondents believe oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz will “return to how they were before the conflict,” and 42% say gas prices will go down in the next few weeks.
TRUMP THREATENS HORMUZ TAKEOVER TO COLLECT TOLLS AND 20% OF OIL IF IRAN DEAL FAILS
Trump threatened to renew strikes against Iran on Sunday morning if the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah does not halt its attacks on Israel, before later saying he would impose tolls on shops transiting the Strait of Hormuz if talks in Switzerland fail.
Many Republicans fear the conflict’s negative effects on the GOP’s broader favorability could weaken the party’s prospects in November’s midterm elections.
