Quincy Institute: Americans Oppose War with Iran

Tehran - BORNA - An American media outlet, in an article examining the current state of U.S. public opinion regarding the possibility of United States military action against Iran, reports that President Donald Trump does not have the necessary public backing for such an action.

The "Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft" think tank writes in this piece: When the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush invaded Iraq in March 2003, the war enjoyed 72% support among Americans, according to a Gallup poll. In contrast, if Donald Trump wanted to start a war against Iran today, he would not even have half that level of support! The American think tank emphasizes that not even a quarter of Americans currently support the bombing of Iran.

Citing a poll by the SSRS institute and the University of Maryland conducted between February 5 and 9, only 21% of Americans supported military action against Iran under current conditions, while 49% were opposed and 30% answered "I don't know."

Quincy emphasizes that there is no consensus even within Trump's own party, the Republicans. Although 40% of Republicans supported war, 25% were opposed and 35% expressed a lack of knowledge. Among Democrats, only 6% supported an attack, and 21% of Independents were in favor of intervention.

The article also points to an Economist/YouGov poll conducted between January 30 and February 2, writing that 48% of Americans were opposed to military action against Iran, while 28% supported it. Even when respondents were asked whether they supported the bombing of Iran due to the handling of those responsible for insecurity, the level of opposition increased to 52%, while 25% were in favor and 23% were unsure.

In a Quinnipiac University poll conducted between January 8 and 12, 70% of Americans believed the United States should not intervene in Iran, 18% were in favor of intervention, and 12% had no opinion. This poll was conducted after Trump claimed that in the event of what was called the severe suppression of the December 2025 protests in Iran, the U.S. is "ready and willing" to intervene!

Quincy also referred to polls conducted after U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities in late June. In one of these polls, 85% of those surveyed across the U.S. said they do not want their country to be at war with Iran, while only 5% wanted such a war.

At the time of the invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration was able to mobilize public support through extensive propaganda campaigns at the beginning of the war, but current advocates of war with Iran do not have such support.

Quincy writes that the White House's narratives and pretexts for intervention, including claims of humanitarian concern or worry over the nuclear program, have failed to convince the American public.

According to the Quincy report, Trump faces a choice today. Given that the Iraq War is now regarded as one of the greatest mistakes in U.S. history, does Trump intend to repeat such an error this time regarding Iran? Especially at a time when most Americans are already opposed to war with Iran.

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