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Most Americans Say US-Israel War on Iran Not Worth Fighting: Poll

A poll reveals nearly 70 percent of Americans believe the conflict is not worth fighting, marking a significant spike since July.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 1 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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How the odds moved · Iran war and foreign policy
0%50%100%4%24 Sept, 21:10 UTCnowAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Most Americans say US-Israel war on Iran not worth fighting: Poll · 1 Oct, 20:49 UTC

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26 Sept, 12:49 UTC4%
26 Sept, 08:22 UTC3%
25 Sept, 21:27 UTC2%
24 Sept, 21:10 UTC0%

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1 publisher has covered this in 1 article since 1 Oct 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 1 October at 20:49 UTC.

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  • Iran war and foreign policy — the market puts it at 4%, closing 6 Nov 2026. The market resolves to Yes if voters identify the Iran war and foreign policy as their top priority in the 2026 national U.S. House exit poll. It resolves to No if that specific issue does not rank first in those results. Readers often mistake this for a prediction of actual military action or political outcomes rather than voter priorities.

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  1. Most Americans say US-Israel war on Iran not worth fighting: Poll Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·

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