100 days into the war on Iran, Trump fails to rally US support

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 06, 2026 · 1397 words · By Ali Harb

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100 days into the war on Iran, Trump fails to rally US support The unpopularity of the war may affect the US approach to the conflict and hurt Republicans in the elections, analysts say.

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What happened

100 days into the war on Iran, Trump fails to rally US support The unpopularity of the war may affect the US approach to the conflict and hurt Republicans in the elections, analysts say.

Why it matters

Sunday marks 100 days into the war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran.

Common ground

But as fighting and ceasefire negotiations continue to grind on, the conflict remains overwhelmingly unpopular among the US public, making it a political liability for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that It also immediately shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping lane for energy products?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It also immediately shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping lane for energy products”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry for the '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis', confirm that Iran closed the strait shortly after the conflict began.

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web search NEUTRAL — Soon after the start of the conflict, tanker traffic dropped to almost nothing. On 27 March, the IRGC announced that the strait was closed to any vessel going " ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... Iran expands attacks on Gulf states after US strikes, says Strait of Hormuz closed · US says it hit hundreds of Iranian targets after ship ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/iran-declares-str…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2026 ... Iran has closed the strait of Hormuz – citing alleged violations of a ceasefire agreement by the US and Israel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quEU1wiKS-M

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Claim 2: “the ballooning US military budget, which is set to hit $1.5 trillion.”

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Claim 3: “The survey also found that a majority of voters, including 33 percent of Republicans, say the war has had more negative than positive effects on US interests.”

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Three independent web sources (Oz Arab Media, Trends News Line, and a generic search result) specifically mention that 33% of Republicans believe the war has had more negative than positive effects.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Memorandum, officially the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, was a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum

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Claim 4: “Only 24 percent said the conflict is making the US more safe.”

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Claim 5: “A truce was reached on April 6”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions of the word 'truce' and a business name; no factual evidence regarding a specific truce on April 6 was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of TRUCE is a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces : armistice, ceasefire. How to use truce in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truce

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web search NEUTRAL — TRUCE definition: 1. a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/truce

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web search NEUTRAL — At Truce, everything we create is intentional, prepared with care, and never compromised. Excellence, hospitality, and purpose guide every detail, seen and unseen.
https://eattruce.com/

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Claim 6: “The US has also imposed its own naval siege on Iranian ports.”

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The claim is reported by Al Jazeera in the cross-references, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm the naval siege.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The US has also imposed a naval siege on Iranian ports
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/22/economic-confidence…

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Claim 7: “An IGA poll last month showed 58 percent of respondents, including 21 percent of Republicans, disapprove of Trump’s handling of the war.”

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No evidence was found after searching for the IGA poll or the specific statistics mentioned.

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Claim 8: “The IGA survey suggested that 79 percent of voters, including a majority of Republicans, Democrats and independents, say the war “has affected the cost of living” in the US.”

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Claim 9: “Iran responded with missile and drone attacks against Israel and across the region.”

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Both Britannica and other web search results confirm that Iran responded to the February 28 attacks with retaliatory missile and drone strikes against Israel and US installations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. These attacks were launched amidst ongoing US–Iran negotiations, which had be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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web search NEUTRAL — In response to the attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran on February 28, 2026, Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes targeting U.S. embassies, military installations, and oil i…
https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran responded by launching attacks on Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf. The fighting escalated quickly, spreading to Lebanon, with casualties and damage mounting on all sides. The US and Iran …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dyz6p3weo

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Claim 10: “A University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll suggested on Thursday that only 16 percent of US voters think the US has won or is winning the war.”

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Multiple web search results from different news-style sources (including a reference to a poll) mention that only 16% of Americans think the US is winning the Iran war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Maryland. Incumbent Governor Larry Hogan was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Maryland_gubernatorial_el…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Question 1 was a voter referendum that appeared on the ballot on November 5, 2024. It established in the Constitution of Maryland a right to reproductive freedom. The referendum was approved overwhelm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maryland. Democratic Prince George's County exe…
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Claim 11: “The US and Israel started bombing Iran on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several top officials as well as hundreds of civilians.”

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Wikipedia confirms that the war began on February 28, 2026, with US-Israeli airstrikes that killed several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War

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Claim 12: “Sunday marks 100 days into the war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran since February 28, 2026. If the article is published around June 2026, this would align with the 100-day mark.

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Claim 13: “only 12 percent of respondents, including 25 percent of Republicans, said the war’s impact has been more positive than negative.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that 12% of respondents believe the war's impact has been more positive than negative.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Union of Iranian Republicans or United Republicans of Iran (Persian: اتحاد جمهوری‌خواهان ایران, romanized: Ettehād-e Jomhuri-khāhān-e Iran) is a secular political organization founded in 2004 by I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Republicans_of_Iran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing populist and nationalist political party in the United States, sitting on the right-wing to far-right of the political sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_State…

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