One in Four Americans Support Strike on Iran
By Reuters | 01 Mar, 2026

The vast majority of Americans believe Trump is far too willing to use military force.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday.

Some 27% of respondents said they approved of the strikes, while 43% disapproved and 29% were not sure. About nine in 10 respondents said they had heard at least a little about the strikes, which began early on Saturday. 

Some 56% of Americans think Trump, who has also ordered strikes in Venezuela, Syria and Nigeria in recent months, is too willing to use military force to advance U.S. interests. The vast majority of Democrats - 87% - held this view, as did 23% of Republicans and 60% of people who don't identify with either political party.

The poll, which began on Saturday after the strikes got underway, gathered responses online from 1,282 U.S. adults nationwide. It had a margin of error of three percentage points.

(Reporting by Jason Lange in Washington; Editing by Scott Malone and Bill Berkrot)