About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of the U.S. military action against Iran, which began in February 2026, as well as Americans’ confidence in Trump to make good decisions when it comes to foreign policy. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have studied Americans’ views of politics and major policy issues, including the use of U.S. military force, for decades. We also conducted this research to check in on how the confident the public is about President Trump’s foreign policy decision-making. It is part of our regular work to understand how Americans feel about international affairs – as well as to understand how Americans feel about major foreign policy issues. Learn more about Pew Research Center . How did we do this? For this report, we surveyed 3,507 adults from March 23 to 29, 2026. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel .…