The following is from Gallup News.
About one-third of Americans approved of US military action against Iran before a peace agreement was announced, according to Gallup News.
Gallup found that 34% of Americans approved of the military action the United States took against Iran, based on polling conducted June 1-15. The survey was completed before President Donald Trump announced a deal with Iranian officials aimed at ending the conflict.
Historically, support for military action against Iran ranks among the lowest Gallup has measured since the 1980s. Most previous military campaigns initially received majority approval, including actions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Somalia.
Gallup noted that support for military actions often declines over time. Even if approval of the Iran operation was somewhat higher when it began, it would still rank among the least-supported military actions at the outset compared to others Gallup has tracked.
Views differed sharply by political affiliation. Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Republicans approved of the military action against Iran, compared to 26% of independents and 8% of Democrats.
Older Americans were more likely to approve than younger adults. Forty-seven percent (47%) of those age 55 and older approved, compared to 32% of those ages 35 to 54 and 15% of adults ages 18 to 34. Men were also more likely than women to approve.
For more information, read the full article here.
That Vietnam is not on the list is evidence the younger generation were the primary group polled. I would also ask what support was when it appeared the US had taken out the nuclear facility, the ayatollah and most of the leadership.
Conducting a poll after the war deteriorated for the US is disengenious.
A lot of people today struggle to see the forest through the trees — the bigger picture beyond the immediate headlines.
History has shown us what happens when nuclear weapons enter a conflict. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a turning point for humanity, and regardless of the debates surrounding those decisions, one lesson is clear: nuclear weapons are not just another weapon. Their use changes the entire equation.
That is why the possibility of any country acquiring or using a nuclear weapon is treated so seriously. A nuclear strike in the Middle East would not stay a regional event. It could trigger military responses, alliances being activated, global market instability, energy disruptions, and supply chain problems that would affect people far beyond the battlefield.
Modern society depends on systems most people never think about until they break. Food, fuel, medicine, manufacturing, shipping — all of it is connected. A major conflict involving nuclear weapons could create consequences on a scale most people have never experienced.
So before cheering for more destruction from the comfort of a couch, consider what that actually means. War is not a movie where the “good side” wins and the credits roll. Real war leaves cities damaged, families destroyed, economies broken, and generations dealing with the aftermath.
Sometimes force is unavoidable when dealing with threats, but the goal should always be preventing the kind of escalation where everyone loses. The smartest victory is not the one where two sides stand in the rubble claiming they won — it is the one where a catastrophe is avoided before the rubble exists.
Patience, strategy, and strength are not weakness. The hardest decision in a conflict is often knowing when action is necessary and when restraint prevents something far worse.
I was going to let this go, but I feel the need to respond to the comments.
First of all, no one knows what the final agreement will look like. That said, all we can do now is to comment on the current state of affairs. Anything else is simply speculation, a.k.a. wishful thinking.
So here are my comments:
1) Right now, the Strait of Hormuz appears to be largely open with traffic approaching its pre-war levels. However, it’s beyond clear that Iran still has the ability to close the strait, either directly or by creating such threats that no insurer will underwrite ships attempting the passage (which effectively closes the strait). Moreover, both Oman and Iran have been discussing imposing “navigation fees” on ships transiting the strait. But even if none of the possible other bad things happen, the best case is that the strait remains open and free of tolls/fees which, of course, is the situation that we were in before the war. It’s hard to see that as a victory.
2) By all reporting, the mullahs/IRGC are in firmer control than they were before. And there are zero reports that the people are going to be able to stage a successful uprising. So this is a setback.
3) There are disputes as to whether nuclear inspectors are going to be allowed in (Trump says yes, Iran says the details are still being worked out). But we all remember that nuclear inspections were part of the JCPOA, so at best this is a wash. And we all remember how many Republicans complained that Iran was cheating under the JCPOA. Yet they have not explained how Iran would be kept from cheating now.
4) We have removed sanctions against Iran that have been in place for many years. And Trump previously had bragged about how much the sanctions have hurt the Iranian economy. Now they’re gone. Why is that suddenly a good thing? Plus we have agreed to provide them with a $300B payment (the source of which may or may not be our Gulf allies). Remember when Republicans were apoplectic when Obama gave the Iranians $1.8B of their frozen assets? The last time that I checked 1.8 is a whole lot less than 300. Where is the apoplexy now? Unless there is something there that I’m not aware of, we should all recognize what the Republican reaction is – pure, rank hypocrisy. This looks like another loser for us.
Perhaps the mullahs will use this money to better the lives of the average Iranian. But it seems just as likely that they will use some of that money to rebuild their military arsenal. Money is fungible, after all.
5) Trump has alienated most of our allies in the world. And it’s more than understandable why that would be. We went to war without consulting them and then Trump insults them when they disagreed with his actions. And now he has created a rift with Israel because Israel refuses to go along with the plan that Trump committed them to without consulting them. How much more diplomatic damage could one man do?
6) But perhaps the best indication that the current deal is a real stinker is the reaction of TrumpWorld. People like Hugh Hewitt can’t bring themselves to defend the deal so they make up a story that Trump is just playing for time until after the midterms and then will take back control of the Strait of Hormuz (Graham has said similar things). This, of course, begs the question: if Trump could take control after the midterms, why hasn’t he done it yet? Why wait until after the midterms?
And, of course, this newsletter which almost never contains anything negative about Trump has this article. In my opinion, if there were some way that SA could spin this to make it more palatable to Trump supporters, she would. But she can’t, so she isn’t. But I give her credit for printing this article.
Perhaps there are some positive things that are contained in the MOU (“positive” when compared with the status quo ante). But I honestly can’t see any of them. I really can’t. The best case is that things go back to more or less where they were (not counting those who were killed, of course; they don’t get to go back). And not counting the money that has been spent (Hegseth is talking about a $80B supplemental request to pay for the war). How is this anything other than a true debacle?
Maybe it’s so according to Gallup, but it has ended the mullahs’ nuclear threat for now and given the Persian people and oppressed “muslims” a chance to regain freedom, and paved the way for peace because the aggressors are being resisted for the first time since the 1970s. Gallup and all polls are more for affecting public opinion than to actually survey in any meaningful way the pulse of the populous.
Great
Lisa,
Sharyl
—Full Measure Team :
An aside, about America’s ongoing cultural decline.
Re : Child-Mind Molestations by ‘The View’ gals
—snickering approvingly about “Romance” novels,
which this scribbler believes mind-molests girls.
“ This is how the culture war works:
Hollywood pushes the boundary, the
entertainment press provides cover
by reframing deviance as depth, and
anyone who objects gets dismissed
as too unsophisticated [[ to PRUDISH ]]
to understand the art. Game of Thrones
has traded in incest since Season 1 —
brother-sister, aunt-nephew — and each
iteration was defended as world-building.
Now we’ve arrived at mother-son, and
the same critics who spent years insisting
it was all fictional and harmless are still
insisting, only louder. ”
Above quotation found near end of this
report :
https://dissenter.com/culture/hbo-airs-mother-son-kiss-in-prime-time-press-calls-it-art
Why Hitler Rose Up Against Jews,
explained by Rabbi Daniel Lapin :
http://www.rense.com/general62/deb.htm
P.S.
Nix All Porn Industries, Because of This :
[[ https://www.theblaze.com/news/child-sex-murder-gay-couple?utm_source=theblaze-dailyAM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Newsletter__AM 2026-06-18&utm_term=ACTIVE LIST – TheBlaze Daily AM&tpcc=email&sailthru_id=5318f09c572df531182985bb&mb=Y ]]
Below post of My 14 Steps to Recover Civility, found in here :
https://sharylattkisson.com/2026/04/covid-19-vaccine-injury-program-paid-for-one-death-in-march-denials-exceed-98/comment-page-1/?unapproved=195202&moderation-
-Rick
get
great
Lisa, Sharyl—Full Measure Team :
– Paul Craig Roberts’ thoughts, from his 2019 essay –
“To be clear, Europe no longer exists.
. . . . . “Europe is a Tower of Babel, an utterly destroyed civilization.
. . . . . “There is no Europe left.
. . . . . “It is the same in the United States.
. . . . . “Obama, the great savior, dumped 100,000 Somalis on Minneapolis, and another 100,000 on Portland, Maine,.“
—His above truth-telling thoughts are found in here https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/11/paul-craig-roberts/feminism-and-immigrant-invaders-destroyed-europe/
-Rick
P.S.
Blame the Shadow Government – the World Jewish Congress – driving the MADNESS, which cabal started WW-II. Read/Study, “Hellstorm,” by Goodrich, which report upends everything you’ve been taught in school.
Read and Learn of the TRUTH : https://rense.com/general75/neneb.htm
How to save America from decline and inevitable destruction, in 14 Corrective Steps :
https://sharylattkisson.com/2026/04/covid-19-vaccine-injury-program-paid-for-one-death-in-march-denials-exceed-98/comment-page-1/?unapproved=195202&moderation-hash=059ca493092cd616b2547342a5af2bb7#comment-195202