CBS News poll finds most say Iran conflict more difficult than Trump had expected

Across months of the Iran conflict, the public continues to express three main ideas:A perceived lack of clarity about what's happening day to day in the Strait of Hormuz.There are plenty of important goals the U.S. could seek, now that we're in the conflict.The conflict is not going well.So today, as fighting escalates again, most Americans pick "uncertain" and "frustrated" as the top ways to describe their personal feelings about it. Either way, now most are expecting the conflict to take months or even years longer, with a big majority saying it's been harder than the Trump administration anticipated. The public's expressed goals have been consistent.It remains important to most Americans to open the Strait of Hormuz (especially as gas prices rise back home), to stop Iran's nuclear program and to stop Iran from threatening the region. But that doesn't mean people think it'll be easy, and most suspect the conflict will last months or even years longer. Given that, a preference for ending the war — as opposed to pressing for more concessions from Iran — remains the majority view. But after the deal to end the war fell through, comparably fewer today want the U.S. to end it right n...