A plurality of Americans support the US-Israeli strikes against Iran, a poll from the Politico news site indicates.
The survey finds that 43% of Americans support the US-Israel joint military strikes on Iran, while 33% are opposed, and the remainder don’t know or don’t take either side.
The support is strongest among Trump supporters, with 81% of self-identified MAGA Republicans in favor of the strikes. For all Republicans, 74% support the war and 10% are opposed, while 24% of Democrats are in favor and 56% are opposed.
The top reasons for supporting the strikes are that Iran was developing nuclear weapons, trust in Trump, and the need for regime change in Iran.
The leading reasons for opposing the strikes are a lack of trust in Trump, “America should not be starting wars,” and that the cost of the operation would be better spent in the US.
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