Trump’s war with Iran is as unpopular as Vietnam, new poll finds

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s war with Iran is as unpopular as Vietnam, new poll findsRoughly 61 percent of Americans say the US made a mistake using military force against IranAriana Baio Friday 01 May 2026 18:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968972","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-poll-vietnam-b2968972.html","title":"Trump’s war with Iran is as unpopular as Vietnam, new poll finds"}}CloseTrump says U.S. has 'already won' the war in Iran but he wants to win by a 'bigger margin'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The ongoing war in Iran is as unpopular with Americans...