Should US military get involved in Israel-Iran conflict? What a new poll found

Brendan Rascius, The Charlotte Observer on Jun 17, 2025

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As the war between Israel and Iran continues, President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric toward Iran and signaled an openness for direct U.S. military involvement.

He has called for Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” threatened to kill Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — calling him “an easy target” — and said greater U.S. involvement in the war is “possible.”

But, the majority of Americans — including most Republicans — do not share the president’s views, according to new polling.

In the latest YouGov poll, 60% of respondents said they do not think “the U.S. military should get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran.” Just 16% said they think U.S. forces should get involved, and 24% said they were not sure.

When broken down by partisan affiliation, there were only slight differences in responses.

Nearly two-thirds of Democrats, 65%, opposed the U.S. military’s involvement, while 61% of independents and 53% of Republicans said the same. In contrast, 23% of Republicans favored engaging the U.S. military, compared to 15% of Democrats and 11% of independents.

The survey, conducted June 13-16, sampled 1,512 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus about 3 percentage points.

Additionally, while military intervention was unpopular, diplomacy proved to be a desirable alternative, the poll found.

A majority of respondents, 56%, said the U.S. government should engage in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. Meanwhile, 18% opposed this and 25% said they weren’t sure.

Most Republicans (61%), Democrats (58%) and independents (51%) said they believed negotiations should be pursued.

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