A majority of Republicans are opposed to the United States becoming involved in the conflict between Iran and Israel, according to a new poll.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican who has spoken out against U.S. involvement, told Newsweek on Tuesday the poll comes as “no surprise.”
Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.
Why It Matters
Concerns that the U.S. could become involved in the conflict, which has escalated since Israel struck Iran last week, grew after Trump reportedly directed his national security staff to convene in the Situation Room at the White House as he left the G7 summit in Canada Monday evening.
The conflict creates a political challenge for Trump, as he may be forced to choose between his party’s isolationists, who have raised concerns that involvement would not serve American interests, and hawks who have voiced support for the U.S. taking a more active role to diminish the nation’s nuclear capabilities.
What To Know
A new YouGov poll released on Tuesday found that only 23 percent of Republicans say the U.S. should be involved in the conflict between Iran and Israel, while 51 percent say the country should not be involved.
Among all respondents, only 16 percent support U.S. involvement, while 60 percent are opposed.
On the other hand, the majority of Republicans—61 percent—support negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, with only 18 percent opposing negotiating with Iran, according to the poll. Fifty-six percent of all Americans support negotiating, while 18 percent are in opposition.
Still, 60 percent of Republicans view Iran as an enemy of the U.S., while 22 percent view Iran as being unfriendly to the U.S., the poll found.
The survey of 1,512 adults was conducted from June 13 to June 16, 2025, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
“It’s no surprise that a majority of Republicans oppose U.S. intervention in Israel’s war with Iran,” Greene told Newsweek. “In November, voters cast their ballots to end the forever wars. I’m not surprised one bit. Americans want our government focused on solving our problems here at home, and we have many to solve.”
Trump has so far been supportive of Israel’s actions and has said he believes Iran should not have a nuclear weapon, but has not indicated he would support sending troops into the Middle East.
On Monday, he urged Tehran to “immediately evacuate.” A Pentagon spokesman denied that the U.S. had joined Israel in attacking Iran on Monday night.
Representatives Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, and Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, introduced a bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution on Tuesday. The resolution states that Congress has the “sole power” to declare war under the Constitution and has not declared war against Iran.
What People Are Saying
Rosemary Kelanic, director of the Middle East Program at Defense Priorities, in a Tuesday statement: “President Trump should not attack Iran. The U.S. military is highly capable, but strikes to destroy Iran’s nuclear program would be neither quick nor easy. And they would harm, rather than help, diplomatic efforts to remove the risks Iran will someday acquire a nuclear weapon, or result in regime change or destruction that creates a failed state.”
Representative Thomas Massie, on X, formerly Twitter: “This is not our war. But if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution. I’m introducing a bipartisan War Powers Resolution tomorrow to prohibit our involvement. I invite all members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution.”
Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, told Fox News: “We’ve got a chance to end a threat to the state of Israel forever by replacing this regime with something better, and I do believe the biggest winner of the Ayatollah leaving would be the Iranian people. So pray for our troop in harm’s way. There are risks associated with any operation. They join the military to keep our country safe and make the world a better place, and taking on the Ayatollah does both.”
Tucker Carlson told Steve Bannon on Monday: “The point is, if you think that saying, ‘Hey, let’s focus on my country, where I was born, where my family’s been for hundreds of years, that was the promise of the last election, please do it,’ if you think that’s hate, you know, you’ve really lost perspective, I guess, is what I would say.”
What Happens Next
Strikes continued on Tuesday.
Trump told reporters in the morning that he was “not too much in the mood to negotiate,” and that Iran “should have done the deal.” He said he is looking for a “real end” to the conflict.
Meanwhile, members of Congress like Massie are asserting Congress’s authority to declare war against Iran as the conflict continues to develop.
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