{"id":12982,"date":"2026-05-19T18:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/19\/few-americans-approve-of-trumps-handling-of-iran-yougov\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:23:07","slug":"few-americans-approve-of-trumps-handling-of-iran-yougov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/19\/few-americans-approve-of-trumps-handling-of-iran-yougov\/","title":{"rendered":"Few Americans approve of Trump’s handling of Iran – YouGov"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Americans are dissatisfied with the situation in Iran, the latest Economist \/ YouGov Poll finds<\/a>. Twice as many Americans oppose the war in Iran as support it (60% vs. 30%). Support for the war has changed little since just after it began in early March. Assessments of Trump’s handling of the situation in Iran are similarly negative, with 59% disapproving of his handling and 31% approving. Democrats disapprove of Trump’s handling by 92% to 5%. Republicans approve by 71% to 24%. Among Independents, 62% disapprove and 19% approve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Many Americans expect the war in Iran to last beyond the next month: 37% expect it will last a year or more and 46% say it will last more than a month but less than a year. Twice as many believe the U.S. is winning the war with Iran as think Iran is (32% vs. 16%); 38% say neither country is winning. By a similar margin, Americans think the U.S. is more likely to eventually win the war than say Iran is (37% vs. 13%); 29% believe neither will be the eventual winner.<\/p>\n

Russia and Ukraine<\/h3>\n

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans sympathize more with Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, while only 4% say their sympathies lie more with Russia. Slightly more expect Russia will be the eventual winner of the war than think Ukraine will (21% vs. 16%); however, more Americans anticipate neither country will win than say either will. Support for increasing U.S. military aid to Ukraine is currently higher than it has been in recent months: 33% are in favor of doing so compared to 24% who want to maintain current levels of military aid, 10% who want to decrease it, and 12% who want to stop all aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Half (51%) of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the situation with Russia and Ukraine; far fewer \u2014 28% \u2014 approve. Looking back at the summit held last year between Trump and Vladimir Putin, many Americans believe Putin got more out of the summit than say Trump got more out of it (33% vs. 9%); 23% believe Putin and Trump got an equal amount out of the summit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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