Fox News poll: 71% say Trump lacks clear Iran war strategy
Seven months into the conflict, voters increasingly view the military action as wrong and doubt the administration's exit plan.
Part of a larger narrative
US-Iran Military Escalation
- Trump abruptly leaves Camp David for White House amid Iran-Israel escalation fears
- Trump, Denmark and Greenland sign Arctic security deal, two new US bases planned
- Lee Jae Myung rejects Trump's push to send South Korean troops to Iran
- WaPo: Pentagon undercounted Iran war deaths; Hegseth calls report "a complete lie"
- Bessent warns all Iranian airlines will shut down globally by Sept. 23
What to know
- Nearly seven months into the Iran war, 70% of voters now believe Trump's administration lacks a clear strategy to end it, and 60% call the military action wrong—the latter up 2 points since June.
- Concerns about the war making the U.S. less safe have risen to 47%, up from 39% in April, with the sharpest increases among White voters, younger voters, and independents.
- Trump's foreign policy approval has hit a second-term low of 37%, and Democrats now hold a 10-point edge over Republicans on handling foreign policy—a reversal from 2022.
- Cost of living, not Iran, dominates voters' priorities at 34% versus 4%, suggesting the war is not driving public concern despite its scale.
Donald Trump President, Iran war decision-makerDaron Shaw Republican pollster, Fox News Poll conductorChris Anderson Democratic pollster, Fox News Poll conductor
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Trump's foreign policy approval hits second-term low amid war skepticism
The president's foreign policy approval rating stands at 37%, underwater by 24 points and marking a second-term low. Only 4% of voters name Iran as the most important issue facing the country, while 34% cite cost of living. Democrats now lead Republicans on handling foreign policy by 10 points, reversing a 6-point Republican advantage in September 2022.
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5 outlets Trump is losing Republicans on Iran
first by Punchbowl News, 1d ago · also New York Magazine, Washington Post, CNN, Semafor
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- Trump's Iran War Is Bombing With Republicans New York Magazine · 1d ago
- Republican candidates are breaking with Trump on Iran as midterms loom Washington Post · 1d ago
- Republican support for Trump's handling of war in Iran shows cracks in new CNN poll CNN · 1d ago
- ‘It’s not popular’: Republicans break with Trump on Iran and more Semafor · 1d ago
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first by MS NOW, 7d ago · also Newser
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- 7 House Republicans Defect to Curb Trump's Iran War Powers Newser · 7d ago
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"This war is nothing short of a political disaster for Donald Trump" -- new CNN polling shows only 26% approve of how Trump is handling his war against Iran, down from 33% in March
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Midterms: Why Are Republicans Calling to End the Iran War? Trump at 41% # Midterms # Trump # Iran https:// youtu.be/yOt2BDJ5muQ # Midterms # Trump # Iran Follow and subscribe for the paper trail.
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CNN: More Americans, including Republicans, are souring the war with Iran. Almost 2/3 of say the US is not winning the war.
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Poll shows widening partisan gaps and eroding support for Israel
The survey reveals 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans think the administration lacks a war strategy. Meanwhile, support for Israel in the Gaza conflict has dropped to 48%, down from 54% in June, with the sharpest declines among women, Hispanic voters, younger voters, college-educated voters, and Democrats.
“Typically, the public rallies around the president in response to a foreign policy crisis. But two things are different here. First, President Trump hasn't consistently and forcefully made the case for the war and the U.S. doesn't have boots on the ground.”
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Fox poll: 71% of registered voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the war with Iran — including 43% of Republicans.
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Fox News releases poll showing declining support for Iran war
A Fox News national survey finds 70% of voters say Trump lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran war, with 60% calling U.S. military action the wrong decision. Support for the war has declined across most demographic groups since June.
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first by Mastodon, 5d ago · also Fox News, Al Jazeera
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- Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war Fox News · 5d ago
- US voters oppose Iran war as 71% say Trump lacks clear strategy: Poll aljazeera.com · 5d ago
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first by The Independent, 1d ago · also The Hill, WCTI, Independent UK
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- Poll: 64% Say US Not Winning Iran War NewsMax.com · 1d ago
- Almost 2 in 3 say US not winning Iran war: Survey The Hill · 1d ago
- Poll shows Americans sour on Iran war as Trump talks deal or annihilation WCTI · 1d ago
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first by Cleveland.com, 1d ago · also MassLive, PennLive
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2 outlets GOP breaking with an unpopular Trump
first by Mastodon, 1d ago · also Axios
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# CNN # News GOP support for Trump’s handling of Iran falls 13 points since March in new CNN poll
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# CNN # News Republican support for Trump’s handling of war in Iran shows cracks in new CNN poll