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As coverage intensifies, polls show Americans are uneasy about the Iran strikes

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

Nearly six in 10 Americans oppose the strikes and just as many don’t believe President Trump has a clear plan for handling the situation

The United States’ attack on Iran is not going over well with the majority of Americans. That’s according to a poll conducted almost immediately after the U.S. and Israel launched the attack this past weekend.

A CNN poll shows 59% of Americans disapprove of the attack. The poll also found that 60% of Americans don’t believe President Donald Trump has “a clear plan for handling the situation” and 62% said Trump “should get congressional approval for any further military action.”

Plenty of other survey numbers show Americans’ lack of trust and approval when it comes to the war in Iran.

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