Opinion Today
April 8, 2026
The U.S.'s war with Iran remains unpopular David Montgomery, YouGov A majority of Americans oppose the U.S. war with Iran, and most oppose sending U.S. ground troops there, according to the latest Economist / YouGov Poll.... 58% of Americans say they either don't understand Trump's objectives in Iran very well (23%) or don't understand them at all (34%).
Gas Prices Are Americans’ Top Concern in Iran War Jacob Poushter, Jonathan Schulman and Andrew Prozorovsky, Pew Research Center Nearly six weeks into the U.S. military campaign against Iran, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that higher gas prices are the outcome that concerns Americans the most. But majorities also worry about the United States sending ground troops into Iran, large numbers of military casualties, terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, and the war expanding outside the Middle East.
