Overview
- A CBS News/YouGov survey of 3,335 U.S. adults conducted March 17–20 finds most say the conflict is not going well.
- A majority would view an outcome that leaves Iran's regime in power as unacceptable, even as many prioritize ending the war quickly.
- Stopping Iran's nuclear program and ensuring freedom for Iranians rank as important goals for most respondents.
- Rising gasoline prices are driving short‑term economic pessimism, with most expecting the war to weaken the U.S. economy for now.
- Views divide sharply along partisan lines, with Trump's Republican base largely supportive, while many Democrats and independents disapprove, and many respondents describe the conflict as a war of choice with unclear goals from the administration.