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FRI · 2026-09-18 · 13:09 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0918-112289
News/US voter opposition to war on Iran grows to new highs: Poll
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US voter opposition to war on Iran grows to new highs: Poll

A recent Fox News poll indicates a significant increase in US voter opposition to a war with Iran. Seventy-one percent of registered voters believe the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for resolving the conflict.

By The Associated PressAl JazeeraFiled 2026-09-18 · 13:09 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
US voter opposition to war on Iran grows to new highs: Poll
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A recent Fox News poll indicates a significant increase in US voter opposition to a war with Iran. Seventy-one percent of registered voters believe the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for resolving the conflict. The survey, conducted in mid-September, also found that over 60 percent of voters consider military action against Iran to be the "wrong decision," a new high. Additionally, concerns are growing about the war's impact on US security, with 47 percent believing it will make the country less safe long-term. This poll was released shortly before the start of in-person voting for the US midterm elections, where the war's unpopularity is contributing to President Trump's disapproval rating.

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The unpopular war is helping to send the disapproval rating of President Donald Trump’s overall performance to 61 percent.

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47 percent of registered voters said the conflict with Iran would make the US less safe long term.

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More than 60 percent of voters believe the US taking military action against Iran was the wrong decision.

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71 percent of US voters believe the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending hostilities with Iran.

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Poll reveals 71 percent in US believe Trump’s team lacks a clear strategy for resolving the conflict.A new survey has found that a record number of registered voters in the United States oppose the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="169305" data-entity-type="event">war on Iran and believe there is no strategy to end it.A survey published on Thursday by Fox News found that 71 percent of voters believe the Trump administration “lacks a clear strategy” for ending the hostilities, which have helped to raise inflation and send fuel prices soaring.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump administration approves sale of F-35 jets to Saudi Arabialist 2 of 3US approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend UN General Assemblylist 3 of 3White House withdraws Lance Schroyer’s nomination to lead ICEend of listThe publication of the poll comes the day before the start of in-person voting for the US midterm elections in November, with the unpopular war helping to send the disapproval rating of President Donald Trump’s overall performance to 61 percent.Conducted in mid-September, the survey also found that a new high of more than 60 percent of voters believe the US taking military action against Iran was the “wrong decision”.The poll also found growing concern about the war’s impact on US security. Forty-seven percent of registered voters said the conflict would make the US less safe long term, up from 39 percent in April. Just 32 percent said it would make the country safer.Early voting in the mid-terms will last six weeks. The election will include votes for the US House of Representatives and the Senate. If the Democrats secure a majority in Congress, they could alter the trajectory of Trump’s final two years as president.Facing that challenge, Trump has tried to alter voting practices and reshape how US elections are run. He tried to restrict mail ballots, started a pressure campaign to force election officials to share sensitive voter data and initiated an expansive federal investigation into non-citizen voters.
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