{"id":225515,"date":"2026-07-28T01:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/225515\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:36:14","slug":"trump-sees-approval-rating-boost-amid-unpopular-iran-war-poll-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/225515\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump sees approval rating boost amid unpopular Iran war, poll shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump<\/a>‘s approval rating saw a slight uptick in a new Reuters\/Ipsos poll<\/a> released July 27, though the survey also found that only one in three Americans supports the ongoing war in Iran.<\/p>\n

The poll found Trump’s approval rating rose to 37%, up 3 percentage points from June, when he recorded the lowest approval rating of his presidency in Reuters\/Ipsos polling.<\/p>\n

Trump’s slight improvement in the polls came as the same Reuters\/Ipsos poll<\/a> found that only 33% of all Americans said they approve of the war on Iran. According to the outlet, Monday’s poll was the lowest recorded since the conflict began back in late February.<\/p>\n

Iran war death toll grows. See the list of US service members killed<\/p>\n

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Two American soldiers were killed<\/a> in an attack in Jordan, including Isabella Gonzalez, raising the U.S. military death toll in the Iran war to 17.<\/p>\n

Pvt. Gonzales, killed in action in an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, in this image taken at a location given as Germany, released on July 20, 2026.<\/p>\n

(10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command\/Handout, via Reuters)<\/p>\n

Among Democrats, only 5% approved of the war, while 71% of Republicans and only 25% of Independents said they approved of U.S. attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n

According to Reuters\/Ipsos<\/a>, the poll was conducted from July 24 to July 26. The poll gathered responses from 1,246 U.S. adults with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.<\/p>\n

Iran unpopular in other polls<\/p>\n

In a poll released July 26 by CBS News\/YouGov<\/a>, only 35% of Americans approved of the war on Iran, while an overwhelming 63% said the war was going very badly or somewhat badly. The same poll also found that two-thirds of respondents believed the war on Iran should end now rather than waiting on Iran to “give up more.”<\/p>\n

The unpopularity of the war on Iran in the polls comes as Trump defends the war<\/a>, saying it has to be done.<\/p>\n

“We want to get it over with, and we want to do it right, but we have to … do what we came to do,” Trump said.<\/p>\n

White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said the president will not make decisions based on “fluid opinion \u200bpolls,” reiterating that his resolve is to prevent Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

“What matters most to the American people is having a commander in chief who takes \u200bbold action to keep them safe,” Wales added.<\/p>\n

Iran war sees surge of US-led strikes<\/p>\n

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Images capture the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran<\/a>, as military strikes, regional tensions and economic concerns draw global attention.<\/p>\n

Pictured here, a damaged railway bridge near Aq Qala that U.S. struck last night, Aq Qala, Golestan Province, Iran, July 9, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.<\/p>\n

(Socia Media, via Reuters)What is Trump’s approval average?<\/p>\n

Trump’s approval rating has remained net negative for more than a year, despite occasional upticks. Here is Trump’s average approval rating, according to polling aggregators:<\/p>\n

Contributing: Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY; Reuters<\/p>\n

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.<\/p>\n

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