Poll finds majority believe US military action against Iran was a mistake

Published June 18, 2026 10:28am ET



A poll found a wide majority of U.S. voters believed the decision to launch military action against Iran was a mistake.

The Beacon Research and Shaw & Company Research poll for Fox News was conducted from June 12-15, meaning many were surveyed after the Memorandum of Understanding was announced on June 14, though the terms were unclear at the time. The results were bad news for the Trump administration, finding 58% of respondents believed it was a mistake to launch military action against Iran, compared to 41% who believed it was the right decision.

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