{"id":68377,"date":"2026-03-03T22:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/most-say-trump-administration-still-hasnt-explained-iran-goals-cbs-news-poll-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:15:49","slug":"most-say-trump-administration-still-hasnt-explained-iran-goals-cbs-news-poll-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/most-say-trump-administration-still-hasnt-explained-iran-goals-cbs-news-poll-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Most say Trump administration still hasn&#8217;t explained Iran goals, CBS News poll finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Most Americans feel the Trump administration has not clearly explained the U.S.&#8217; goals in the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-us-israel-day-4-trump-gives-no-timeline-as-gulf-states-attacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">conflict with Iran<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Explanation \u2014 or the perceived lack of one \u2014 is linked to whether people support it or not.<\/p>\n<p>The longer Americans believe the conflict will last, the more they disapprove. Half the country believes it&#8217;ll be months, or even years before it&#8217;s over.<\/p>\n<p>When they <em>don&#8217;t<\/em> think the administration has explained, they think it&#8217;ll last <em>longer or aren&#8217;t sure<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Americans do have their own range of ideas about what the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/why-us-attack-iran-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">administration&#8217;s goals<\/a><\/span> might be, and they think there are a lot of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The people who say they <em>think<\/em> the goal is to stop nuclear weapons, stop terrorism or help the Iranian people tend to be supportive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some also voice a more cynical view, that they think it&#8217;s to gain political advantage back in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, most Americans disapprove.<\/p>\n<p>But the president&#8217;s Republican \u2014 and especially MAGA \u2014 base is solidly behind the action. Most of them think it is making the U.S. <em>more <\/em>safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/4122f14b-46ba-4166-b4fb-3fd8ffcd7eda\/clearly-explain-goals.png#\" alt=\"clearly-explain-goals.png \" width=\"867\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/4122f14b-46ba-4166-b4fb-3fd8ffcd7eda\/clearly-explain-goals.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/268d9bd0-9661-4dda-a5a1-f7c2cd6e6951\/duration-of-conflict.png#\" alt=\"duration-of-conflict.png \" width=\"867\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/268d9bd0-9661-4dda-a5a1-f7c2cd6e6951\/duration-of-conflict.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/45e95c36-c25a-46b2-9075-de6636bd8182\/duration-by-approve.png#\" alt=\"duration-by-approve.png \" width=\"867\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/45e95c36-c25a-46b2-9075-de6636bd8182\/duration-by-approve.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/6cf41516-0729-4253-be5e-cd4f28690e5d\/thing-goals-are.png#\" alt=\"thing-goals-are.png \" width=\"867\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/6cf41516-0729-4253-be5e-cd4f28690e5d\/thing-goals-are.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This survey recontacted Americans first interviewed for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cbs-news-poll-americans-views-on-iran-prior-to-conflict\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">our poll last week<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that was completed prior to the start of airstrikes. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, before the airstrikes began, somewhat more people said they&#8217;d approve of military action specifically to prevent nuclear weapons than say they approve of the action generally today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One reason for the difference: the people who have since moved to disapproval think the administration has not explained its goals. And they don&#8217;t think it&#8217;ll be a short conflict, and instead believe it will either be long or are uncertain about its duration.<\/p>\n<p>A sizable two-thirds say the administration should get <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-congress-republicans-trump-war-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">approval from Congress<\/a><\/span> for further military action. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(Republicans don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s necessary, echoing the views they expressed regarding <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S. military action in Venezuela<\/a><\/span>.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/385ebdb7-5c5a-4d11-8c7a-915d1556622e\/need-cong-approve.png#\" alt=\"need-cong-approve.png \" width=\"867\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/385ebdb7-5c5a-4d11-8c7a-915d1556622e\/need-cong-approve.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/b0a2777f-f3b3-4aa0-a2ff-82d1575f0f08\/approve-disappr-of-iran-action.png#\" alt=\"approve-disappr-of-iran-action.png \" width=\"867\" height=\"488\" 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class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/c0495720-6c38-4e49-9e45-52d06a6962ab\/iran-action-make-safer.png#\" alt=\"iran-action-make-safer.png \" width=\"867\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/03\/c0495720-6c38-4e49-9e45-52d06a6962ab\/iran-action-make-safer.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>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><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cbs-news-poll-americans-views-on-iran-prior-to-conflict\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">initial survey <\/a><\/span><em>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<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 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