About two-thirds of U.S. adults told AP-NORC that the war with Iran has not been worthwhile. The survey also found declining approval of Trump’s handling of Iran and stronger public priority for a ceasefire and lower fuel prices than for continuing military action. About two-thirds of adults said the conflict has not been worthwhile, including most Democrats and independents and about 37% of Republicans.
Twenty-eight percent approved of Trump’s handling of Iran, compared with 34% in the prior month’s poll. Roughly 61% of Republicans approved of Trump’s handling of Iran, an apparent decline from 71% in June, though the Republican subsample has a six-point margin of error. The survey period included a pause after nearly two weeks of escalation but preceded the latest U.S. and Iranian barrage reported Thursday.
Only about two in 10 adults wanted military action to continue, while larger shares favored pausing for negotiations or stopping action. Seventy-two percent said preventing domestic oil and gas prices from rising was extremely or very important, and about seven in 10 prioritized a permanent ceasefire. Eighteen U.S. service members have been killed since the war began, according to the count reported by AP.
The poll of 1,165 adults was conducted July 23 through 27 using NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel and has a 3.7-point overall margin of sampling error. Oil exceeded $100 a barrel during July and average gasoline rose above $4 a gallon, linking foreign policy responses to household costs.
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The next public records expected to update this account are the next AP-NORC trend measurement after the renewed barrages and congressional action on war funding and ceasefire proposals. Until those records appear, the dates, totals, procedural posture and attributed descriptions above are the latest checked account for the July 31 edition. A later filing, official release, verified field report or corrected dataset could change a total or timetable without erasing the documented sequence at this cutoff.