Growing public anger in US toward Trump's war on Iran, new poll shows

A new poll has shown growing public anger toward President Donald Trump's war on Iran, with most Americans saying the illegal war has "done more harm than good," weakened the United States' global standing, and worsened economic hardship at home.

According to the results of a PBS News/NPR/Marist poll published on Wednesday, a clear majority of Americans now reject Trump's handling of the unprovoked war that began on February 28, was waged in close collaboration with Israel, and lasted for the next 40 days.

According to the poll, over 60 percent of respondents – six out of every 10 US citizens – disapproved of Trump's policy, while only 33 percent supported his confrontational policy, which risks global isolation of Washington.

Public frustration has sharply increased since March, when 54 percent of Americans disapproved of Trump's war, while just 33 percent approved of his Iran policy.

Opposition to Washington's war on Iran was even more widespread, as 61 percent of Americans said the US military campaign had "done more harm than good," a view shared by one-quarter of Republicans, while only 38 percent believed it had "done more good than harm."

Even among Republicans, opposition has noticeably risen. While 72 percent continue to support Trump's Iran policy, disapproval has increased to 22 percent, up from 15 percent in March.

Twenty-two percent of them also maintained that the US position globally has deteriorated, double the 11 percent recorded in January.

The poll also found that 62 percent of Americans believe Trump has weakened the US position internationally and damaged the country's global standing through his aggressive foreign policy decisions, up from 57 percent in January.

Economic pressure inside the US is also intensifying the backlash, with 61 percent of Americans now disapproving of Trump's handling of the economy, up slightly from March, while only 35 percent approve.

Rising fuel prices have become a major source of anger, with over 80 percent saying energy costs are straining their household budgets. Most respondents also directly blamed Trump for the crisis.

The poll also suggested that 63 percent of Americans feel the economy is not working well for them personally, and 56 percent believe their local area is either "not very affordable" or "not affordable at all."

The CEO of US energy giant Chevron, Mike Wirth, warned that crude oil shortages have begun due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the effects of the US-Israeli war against Iran.

“We will start to ​see physical shortages,” Wirth said during ⁠an event. “Demand needs to move to meet supply. Economies are going to have ​to slow.”

Oil prices are once again surging as a result. Several nations have already been rationing energy as a result of the crisis created by the illegal US-Israeli war.

Fertilizer production has also been severely disrupted, raising fears of a global food catastrophe, with Yara CEO Svein Tore Holsether warning that billions of meals could be lost because of collapsing fertilizer supplies.

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