Trump is touting public support for the Iran peace deal, which has long since fallen apart
teisipäev, 21. juuli 2026
US President Donald Trump shared a poll last month showing a majority of Americans supporting his war with Iran, and the White House used the survey to urge voters to “trust Trump.” The situation is made more controversial by the fact that the peace plan has now collapsed and military action has resumed.
The Big Data Poll, which was shared on its social media platform Truth Social on Monday morning, dates back to June 29, before the resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran. According to the survey, 60.4 percent of voters supported the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, which was supposed to halt military operations in the region and lead to a permanent peace agreement. But that agreement has now essentially collapsed, The Independent reports.
Since the poll was taken, bombing and retaliation have continued, killing three American soldiers in recent days. In addition, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed to shipping.
The White House also promoted the poll on Monday with the message "TRUST TRUMP" and "Voters overwhelmingly support Iran peace deal." However, many commenters expressed opposition to Trump's war on Iran, which he initiated on February 28.
Podcast host and entrepreneur Mario Nawfal noted that the poll, the results of which Trump is celebrating, is about "a deal that has already collapsed." Another commenter called it "psychological warfare against his own citizens."
The three-week-old poll cited by Trump showed that the president's overall approval rating had risen by 8 points, to 42.9 percent. By contrast, a more recent Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted July 8-13 gave Trump's approval rating of 37 percent, the same as in April. Trump received only 29 percent support in that poll for his handling of the Iran war.
On Sunday, American forces launched strikes for the ninth consecutive night, and Iran responded by stepping up its missile and drone attacks on U.S. allies and infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. “Iran has been hit very, very hard,” Trump told reporters Sunday night. “We hit them again tonight very hard, and we did it in honor of three great patriots who have fallen,” he added, referring to the U.S. soldiers who died.
The Trump administration launched a new wave of strikes earlier this month after accusing Iran of attacking merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran then launched attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Syria and Jordan, warning of a full-scale offensive if the U.S. attacks continued.
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