{"id":2264,"date":"2026-03-03T22:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news678.top\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:43:21","slug":"most-say-trump-administration-still-hasnt-explained-iran-goals-cbs-news-poll-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=2264","title":{"rendered":"Most say Trump administration still hasn’t explained Iran goals, CBS News poll finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most Americans feel the Trump administration has not clearly explained the U.S.’ goals in the conflict with Iran<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Explanation \u2014 or the perceived lack of one \u2014 is linked to whether people support it or not.<\/p>\n

The longer Americans believe the conflict will last, the more they disapprove. Half the country believes it’ll be months, or even years before it’s over.<\/p>\n

When they don’t<\/em> think the administration has explained, they think it’ll last longer or aren’t sure<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And perhaps the most immediate view is this: Right now, more Americans feel the military action will make the U.S. less safe than more safe.<\/p>\n

Americans do have their own range of ideas about what the administration’s goals<\/span> might be, and they think there are a lot of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The people who say they think<\/em> the goal is to stop nuclear weapons, stop terrorism or help the Iranian people tend to be supportive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some also voice a more cynical view, that they think it’s to gain political advantage back in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Overall, most Americans disapprove.<\/p>\n

But the president’s Republican \u2014 and especially MAGA \u2014 base is solidly behind the action. Most of them think it is making the U.S. more <\/em>safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This survey recontacted Americans first interviewed for our poll last week<\/span>\u00a0that was completed prior to the start of airstrikes. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Last week, before the airstrikes began, somewhat more people said they’d approve of military action specifically to prevent nuclear weapons than say they approve of the action generally today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One reason for the difference: the people who have since moved to disapproval think the administration has not explained its goals. And they don’t think it’ll be a short conflict, and instead believe it will either be long or are uncertain about its duration.<\/p>\n

A sizable two-thirds say the administration should get approval from Congress<\/span> for further military action. \u00a0<\/p>\n

(Republicans don’t think that’s necessary, echoing the views they expressed regarding U.S. military action in Venezuela<\/span>.)<\/p>\n

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This CBS News\/YouGov survey is based on a nationally representative sample of 1,399 U.S. adults who were recontacted March 2-3, 2026, after the start of U.S. military action against Iran, following an <\/em>initial survey <\/span>conducted before U.S. military action February 25-27, 2026 using a nationally representative sample of 2,264 U.S. adults.\u00a0 The margin of error for the total sample in the recontact survey is \u00b1 3.2\u00a0 points.<\/em><\/p>\n

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