Roughly 70% of Americans want the United States to end the war with Iran soon by agreeing on a peace deal, according to a new poll.
Asked in the latest Economist-YouGov poll whether the U.S. “should make a deal to end the war in Iran as quickly as possible,” 68% of respondents said yes. Meanwhile, 11% said no and the remaining 21% were unsure.
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The conflict remains unresolved over three months after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran. No peace deal has been made yet as negotiations have stalled.
President Donald Trump and his administration are working toward wrapping up the war as long as Iran relinquishes its enriched uranium and reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
Polling shows the Iran war is growing increasingly unpopular among Americans the longer it lasts. In the Economist-YouGov survey, 60% of respondents said they oppose the war, while 28% indicated support. The remaining 12% were not sure.
Furthermore, Americans are not optimistic about the U.S. and Iran finalizing a peace deal in the next two weeks. A combined 58% of respondents said the outcome was “unlikely” or “very unlikely,” whereas a combined 8% said it was “very likely” or “almost certain.” The rest said there is a 50/50 chance.
The peace talks are not making much progress after Trump declined to resume bombing Iran last month, though there have been skirmishes since then. On Thursday, he noted the war could restart if the Islamic regime kills more U.S. troops.
The president also revealed he would be open to meeting Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to make a deal.
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“I don’t want to meet, but if I did meet, I’d be honored to meet him,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday in response to a question. “I’d like to see if we make a deal, but if we make a deal, it’s possible I would meet him.”
Khamenei is involved in the peace talks, but he hasn’t been seen in public since the U.S.-led airstrikes that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in late February.
