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Has U.S. Military Action Against Iran Gone Too Far

Would you say the recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, not gone far enough, or been about right?

Latest wave fielded June 11 to 17, 2026. Primary source: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, June 2026 AP-NORC Center Poll, June 11 to 17, 2026.

Trend

Has U.S. Military Action Against Iran Gone Too Far: trendLine chart of 2 survey waves from March 19-23, 2026 to June 11-17, 2026. Exact values are in the table below.0%10%20%30%40%50%60%2026Year of fieldworkPercentGone too far, March 19 to 23, 2026: 59%Gone too far, June 11 to 17, 2026: 53%Not far enough, March 19 to 23, 2026: 13%Not far enough, June 11 to 17, 2026: 18%About right, March 19 to 23, 2026: 26%About right, June 11 to 17, 2026: 25%Don't know, March 19 to 23, 2026: *%Don't know, June 11 to 17, 2026: 1%Skipped/refused, March 19 to 23, 2026: 2%Skipped/refused, June 11 to 17, 2026: 3%
  • Gone too far
  • Not far enough
  • About right
  • Don't know
  • Skipped/refused
Source: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research; see Sources below. Percentages of respondents.

Toplines

Has U.S. Military Action Against Iran Gone Too Far: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesGone too farNot far enoughAbout rightDon't knowSkipped/refusedSample (n)Margin of error
June 11 to 17, 2026531825133,040±2.8
March 19 to 23, 2026591326*21,150--

Note: All-adult columns shown. The June 2026 Jewish-adult oversample (n=1,022) read 60% gone too far, 23% not far enough, 16% about right.

Sources

  1. AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, June 2026 AP-NORC Center Poll, June 11 to 17, 2026, accessed October 13, 2026.
  2. AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, June 2026 AP-NORC Center Poll, topline, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, "Has U.S. Military Action Against Iran Gone Too Far," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/apnorc-iran-action-too-far/.