Trump’s approval holds at record low as US support for Iran war falls, Reuters Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON - US public approval of the war with Iran fell to its lowest level since the conflict’s early days, helping to hold President Donald Trump’s popularity at a record low, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Aug 24.The four-day poll showed just 31 per cent of Americans support US military action against Iran, down from 37 per cent in a March Reuters/Ipsos poll and 34 per cent earlier this month.The decline was driven by fewer self-identified Republicans backing the conflict. Some 69 per cent of Republican respondents support the war, compared with 77 per cent in March.The war has been dragging on Trump’s public standing this year, and for the second survey in a row just 33 per cent of respondents said they approved of the Republican’s performance in the White House, the lowest level in polls from Trump’s first or second term.Some 83 per cent of the country thinks the war will go on “for an extended period of time”, the Reuters/Ipsos poll found, up from 80 per cent earlier this month.The poll surveyed 1,215 US adults nationwide and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points in either direction. REUTERS