Roughly 80% of U.S. adults expect 'extended' war with Iran: Poll

An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults expect the U.S. to remain in the conflict with Iran for an "extended" period, according to a recent survey.

Overall, 79% of U.S. adults said they believed the conflict "will go on for an extended period of time" in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. The result comes as Washington renews strikes on Iran after the breakdown of peace negotiations.

By contrast, a mere 18% expected the war to end "in a matter of weeks."

Notably, another 60% expect gas prices to increase as a result of the sustained conflict.

The war began in late February with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The conflict was in a state of nominal ceasefire for months and the U.S. and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in June to extend the ceasefire by 60 days.

But Trump resumed attacks on Iran, citing intermittent flare-ups of live fire that he said undermined negotiations.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.