Half in new survey view Iran as enemy to US
Half of Americans said they view Iran as an enemy to the U.S. in a new poll from The Economist/YouGov.
When asked in the poll whether they think of Iran as 'an ally or an enemy of the United States,' 50 percent said 'enemy.' Twenty-five percent said the Middle Eastern nation is 'unfriendly,' 4 percent said it is 'friendly,' and one percent called it an 'ally.'
Conflict broke out between Israel and Iran last week following long-simmering tensions in the region over Israel's war in Gaza and Iran's nuclear capability. President Trump said in a recent interview that 'it's possible' the U.S. steps into the conflict.
'We're not involved in it. It's possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved,' Trump told ABC News.
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Tuesday that Trump wants peace when she was pressed on whether he's looking towards a regime change in Iran to end the conflict with Israel.
Bruce said she wouldn't address whether the U.S. is looking for a regime change but added that 'what we've seen though is clear […] and repeated statements that all he wants is a peaceful world.'
In the Economist/YouGov poll, 36 percent called Israel an 'ally,' 25 percent called it 'friendly,' 10 percent called it 'unfriendly' and 6 percent called it an 'enemy.'
The Economist/YouGov poll took place from June 13 to 16 among 1,512 respondents and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
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