Majority of Americans Believe War with Iran Will Be Prolonged, Poll Shows

A recent poll indicates that a majority of United States citizens believe the war against Iran will be a prolonged engagement. The Reuters/Ipsos survey, conducted over three days and completed on 12 July, found that 79 percent of respondents expect the military involvement to last a long time, an increase from previous figures. Only a minority of 18 percent believed the conflict would be over quickly.

The poll was taken amid heightened hostilities between Washington and Tehran, with President Donald Trump re-imposing a blockade on Iranian shipping in the Gulf region. Washington resumed strikes on targets linked to Tehran on 26 June, responding to what it described as Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for global oil and gas supplies.

The survey of 1,019 adults across the US, which has a margin of error of around four percentage points, found that 37 percent of respondents supported the military strikes against Iran. The renewed fighting has raised significant doubts about the viability of a memorandum of understanding signed by the two nations in June, which had aimed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt hostilities while peace negotiations continued for 60 days. President Trump stated on Monday that he considered the US-Iran ceasefire to be over, though he remained open to further talks.