Sixty-three percent of Americans polled by Reuters/Ipsos think it is unlikely that the MOU will lead to lasting peace between the U.S. and Iran. That includes around half of Republicans and 80% of Democrats. Only 18% of Americans, including 34% of Republicans and 10% of Democrats, think the deal will deliver lasting peace.
Other recent polls similarly suggest that Americans aren’t convinced that the U.S. has come out of the war victorious.
Of 2,519 American adults surveyed by CBS/YouGov from June 17 to 19, 57% believe the war led to more problems than it solved, while 21% believe otherwise.
Overall, just 22% of Americans believe the U.S.-Iran agreement is better for the U.S. than for Iran, while 37% believe it was better for Iran and 41% believe it’s about equal for each, according to the CBS/YouGov poll. And 69% of respondents do not believe the war was worth the costs, while just 31% do.
“While it is difficult to say that Iran won given the state of the economy and the internal political instability, it’s even more difficult to see this as a victory for Trump,” says William Figueroa, an assistant professor of international relations at the University of Groningen. “Almost all of the concessions or changes from pre-war policy are on the U.S. side.”
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