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New poll shows growing majority of Americans want Iran war over ‘now’

New poll shows growing majority of Americans want Iran war over ‘now’

FILE-A demonstrator holds a "No War on Iran" sign during a protest against war in Iran near the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The University of Maryland released a new poll that shows a rising number of Americans are calling for an end to the Iran war "now," with an increasing openness by people toward reparations to Iran for damage from the conflict.

This latest poll comes after the university released two consecutive polls on July 17–19, and July 20–26. Results of the first poll revealed that 52% of Americans wanted the war to end "now," compared to just 24% of respondents who acknowledged that such objectives should be pursued even through war.

The new poll reveals that in late July 57% of Americans, including Democrats and Republicans, called for an end to the war now, compared to 52% who shared the same sentiment in mid-July.

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Approximately 27% of respondents admit in the poll that the United States should undertake military action if its objectives have not been met, including 59% of Republicans, 5% of Democrats, and 19% of independents.

Researchers in the University of Maryland poll asked respondents whether the United States should be responsible for reparations to Iran for damages caused by the war.

Support for reparations increased from mid to late July with 36% of Americans saying that the U.S. should be responsible for reparations.

The poll found that among Democrats, support for reparations jumped from 50% to 58%, while support among Republicans soared from 7% to 13%. And for independents, support increased from 31% to 36%. Meanwhile, almost 25% of respondents said, "I don't know," down slightly from 27% the previous week.

Only 16% of respondents said the "US has already won or is winning," including 35% of Republicans, 5% of Democrats, and 12% of independents.