00:00Opposition to the war with Iran is growing in the United States,
00:04with nearly 7 in 10 Americans saying it has not been worth fighting.
00:09Concern over fuel costs is also rising,
00:12adding to the pressure on President Donald Trump
00:14ahead of the midterm elections in November,
00:17which will decide control of Congress.
00:21The share of Americans who say the war was not worth fighting
00:25has risen 5 percentage points since July.
00:27Those findings come from a new poll by the Associated Press and NORC
00:32at the University of Chicago.
00:3571% disapproved of Trump's handling of Iran, while 28% approved.
00:40On the economy, his approval rating has fallen to a new low of 26%.
00:45About half of Americans are now very or extremely worried about affording fuel,
00:50up from 39% in July.
00:5365% say Trump's policies are to be blamed for higher prices.
00:57But among Republicans, around two-thirds say those increases
01:02are mainly caused by factors outside his control.
01:06The poll surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. adults between September 24 and 28.
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