Public backing for a contentious peace agreement with Iran slips once voters are shown the less-publicized details involving economic assistance, according to an exclusive new survey.
Opposition to the proposed deal, being pushed by President Donald Trump, rose by 8 percent after voters reviewed the pact’s specific conditions, the Daily Mail/JL Partners poll found.
Under the current draft, the agreement would call for an immediate ceasefire across all fronts, including Lebanon, along with a 60-day window for negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The most politically sensitive provisions include the unfreezing of Iranian assets and a $300 billion economic development package for Iran. The proposal would also lift existing sanctions on the country.
Among the 1,059 registered voters surveyed, 35 percent said they support the deal, while 26 percent said they oppose it.
Another 26 percent said they neither support nor oppose the terms, and 13 percent said they remain unsure.
But when respondents were shown the agreement’s economic and diplomatic details, the results revealed sharp and surprising splits along party lines.
Opposition to the proposed peace agreement spearheaded by Donald Trump climbed by 8 percent among voters after they were presented with the conditions of the pact, a poll shows
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Tuesday
Self-identified Republicans expressed the highest level of support for the detailed deal. Fifty-one percent of Republicans support the pact, compared to just 17 percent who oppose the deal.
In contrast, Democrats viewed the outlined terms with the most skepticism.
Only 24 percent of Democratic respondents support the agreement, while 34 percent stand opposed. A 31 percent plurality of Democrats reported they are indifferent about the deal.
Independent and other voters broke toward mild support, with 30 percent of voters supporting the MOU and 27 percent saying they are against it.
Deep fractures also emerged across different age demographics.
Older Americans are heavily opposed to the deal. Looking at voters aged 65 and older, 43 percent oppose the deal while only 26 percent support it.
Conversely, younger generations are far more receptive to the conditions. Forty-six percent of voters aged 18 to 29 supported the terms and 12 percent opposed them.
Gender also played a role in the results.
Thirty-nine percent of men supported the deal and 27 percent were against it.
Meanwhile, 30 percent of women supported the deal while 26 percent did not favor it.
The poll carries a margin of error of three percent.
While the President’s signed MOU has garnered some support, voters still remain skeptical regarding the long-term viability of any final agreement.
Future diplomatic talks could be frozen after Iran breached the ceasefire, prompting the US to launch retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets.
The military escalation follows a stern warning from President Trump, who has vowed time and time again that he would ‘go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head’ if Tehran violated their agreement.
While few details of the pact have been made public, the document notably excludes Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group in Lebanon that has been at war with Israel.
As the deal is currently written, the terms include an immediate ceasefire on all fronts including in Lebanon, a 60-day period to negotiate Iran’s nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the framework allows Lebanese forces to reclaim control of territory previously seized by Israel.
US, Iranian and Qatari officials are meeting in Doha to discuss the MOU and the release of frozen Iranian funds.
‘The meeting in Doha is going to be perhaps important, perhaps not. We’re going to find out, but we’re winning militarily. It’s almost won militarily, I would say,’ Trump said.
