Most Americans support immediately ending U.S. involvement in the conflict with Iran

Washington DC, June 23, 2025—A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that most Americans support immediately ending U.S. involvement in the conflict with Iran. The poll also finds that Americans oppose U.S. military involvement in the Middle East unless the U.S. is directly threatened and that most Americans do not feel that U.S. airstrikes against Iran make America safer. Attitudes toward President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran are divided along partisanship, but overall, half of Americans do not approve of Trump’s handling of Iran. 

This Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted June 21-23, 2025. The poll began fielding immediately after the June 21 U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. The poll closed before the June 23 Iranian strikes on a U.S. military base in Qatar, which has reportedly caused no fatalities.

Detailed findings:

1. Americans are divided on the recent U.S. airstrikes on Iranian military targets. 

• Seven in ten say they have been following the U.S. airstrikes against Iran (70%) or the war between Israel and Iran (67%) very or somewhat closely. Republicans are slightly more likely to say they are following the U.S. airstrikes very closely (39%) compared to Democrats (32%), independents (31%), and the general population (33%).
• Four in five Americans say they are concerned with the conflict growing between the U.S. and Iran (84%) and U.S. military personnel stationed in the Middle East (79%). In comparison, similar numbers of Americans are concerned about rising inflation (81%) and growing U.S. debt (78%).
• One in three Americans support the recent U.S. airstrikes on Iranian military targets (36%), compared to 45% who oppose and 18% who are not sure or skipped the question.
• Republicans (69% support, 17% oppose) are significantly more likely to support the strikes compared to Democrats (13% support, 74% oppose) and independents (29% support, 48% oppose).
• Just over one in three Americans (36%) say they agree that U.S. airstrikes against Iran make America safer, while 60% disagree and 4% refused or skipped. This is heavily divided along partisan lines, with 12% of Democrats, 29% of independents, and 67% of Republicans agreeing with this statement.
• Four in five Americans say they worry Iran may target U.S. civilians in response to the U.S. airstrikes (79%).

2. A majority of Americans do not approve of Trump’s handling of Iran.

• One in three Americans approve of Trump’s handling of Iran (35%) compared to 50% that disapprove. Perceptions of his handling of Iran are similar to perceptions of how he is handling other countries tested: Israel (36% approve), Russia (31% approve) and Ukraine (34% approve).
• Seven in ten (70%) Republicans, 10% of Democrats, and 28% of independents approve of Trump’s handling of Iran.
• Among those that are following the news about U.S. airstrikes against Iran very closely, 48% approve and 49% disapprove of Trump’s handling of Iran.
• Trump’s overall job approval rating sits at 41%.

3. Most Americans say they prefer the U.S. staying out other nations’ affairs.

• Most Americans say the U.S. should not become involved in any military action in the Middle East unless America is directly threatened (69%). Majorities across partisanship feel this way, with 57% of Republicans, 73% of independents, and 80% of Democrats agreeing with this statement. 

• More generally, three in five Americans say it is better for the nation if the U.S. stays out of the affairs of other nations (58%).

About the Study

This Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted from June 21-23, 2025, using the probability-based KnowledgePanel®. This poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 1,139 adults age 18 or older. The sample includes 335 Republicans, 353 Democrats, and 323 independents.

The study was conducted in English. The data were weighted to adjust for gender by age, race and ethnicity, census region, metropolitan status, education, household income, party ID, and 2024 presidential vote. Party ID benchmarks are from the 2024 NPORS annual survey. The demographic benchmarks came from the 2024 March supplement of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS).

• Gender (Male, Female) by Age (18–29, 30–44, 45-59 and 60+)
• Race/Hispanic Ethnicity (White Non-Hispanic, Black Non-Hispanic, Other, Non-Hispanic, Hispanic, 2+ Races, Non-Hispanic)
• Education (Less than High School, High School, Some College, Bachelor degree, Master’s degree or above)
• Census Region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West)
• Metropolitan status (Metro, non-Metro)
• Household Income (Under $25,000, $25,000-$49,999, $50,000-$74,999, $75,000-$99,999, $100,000-$149,999, $150,000+)
• Party ID (Democrat, Lean Democrat, Republican, Lean Republican, Independent/Something else)

The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, for results based on the entire sample of adults. The margin of error takes into account the design effect, which was 1.19 for all adults. In our reporting of the findings, percentage points are rounded off to the nearest whole number. As a result, percentages in a given table column may total slightly higher or lower than 100%. In questions that permit multiple responses, columns may total substantially more than 100%, depending on the number of different responses offered by each respondent.

For more information on this news release, please contact:

Cliff Young
President, US
Public Affairs
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Annaleise Azevedo Lohr
Director, U.S.
Public Affairs
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