In line with a ballot, performed by YouGov on Monday, 59% of individuals oppose the US’s ongoing navy motion in opposition to Iran – a rise of 10 factors since March 2.
Of these, 37% stated they strongly opposed the motion, whereas 22% stated they considerably oppose.
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Opposition to the US’ navy motion in opposition to Iran has risen by 10pts amongst Britons during the last week
Assist: 25% (-3 from 2 March)
Oppose: 59% (+10) pic.twitter.com/LOHFZCHldL— YouGov (@YouGov) March 9, 2026
In the meantime, 25% of Brits stated they supported the US’s bombing of Iran, with 10% saying they strongly supported the navy operation and 15% saying they considerably help it – reflecting a drop in three factors because the final ballot on March 2.
A complete of 16% of individuals surveyed stated they didn’t know.
The YouGov ballot surveyed 12,002 GB adults on March 9.
It comes because the Ministry of Defence confirmed it’s getting ready a second ship for deployment to the Mediterranean.
It had already been introduced that HMS Dragon, a Kind 45 destroyer, is being readied for deployment.
However the MoD stated on Tuesday that RFA Lyme Bay, presently docked is being ready for deployment “for maritime duties within the Jap Mediterranean”.
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The vessel is a touchdown ship – outfitted to operate as an aviation platform – with medical amenities, and is commonly used for humanitarian and catastrophe reduction missions.
An MoD spokesperson stated: “As a part of prudent planning, we’ve got taken the choice to carry RFA Lyme Bay to heightened readiness as a precaution, ought to she be wanted to help in maritime duties within the Jap Mediterranean.”
The publication of the ballot comes simply hours after the US president threatened Iran with “loss of life, hearth and fury”, regardless of saying that the warfare in Iran will finish “quickly”.
Trump advised reporters on Monday that “we took somewhat tour” to the Center East “to do away with some evil”, including: “And, I feel you will see it should be a short-term tour.”
However hours afterward social media, he wrote: “If Iran does something that stops the movement of Oil inside the Strait of Hormuz, they are going to be hit by the US of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they’ve been hit so far.”
In an obvious response to Trump’s remarks revealed in Iranian state media, a spokesperson for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Ali Mohammad Naini, stated: “Iran will decide when the warfare ends”.
