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The US and Iran paused strikes after 13 straight days of attacks. Regional sources tell CBS News there's been progress in diplomatic talks on the straight of Hormuz. Ammani officials were in Toron over the weekend for discussions. Meanwhile, public support for the war is on the decline.
You're looking at fresh new CBS News polling which finds a majority of Americans feel uncertain or frustrated about the conflict.
37% of Americans say the war is going very or somewhat well.
Back in March, that number was higher. It was 43%. Democratic and Republican lawmakers remain divided.
>> Let's stop the devastation to our economy, which is raising gas prices, prices all across the board. That's what we've got to do. Sit down, negotiate.
Let's end this war.
>> Just cut the losses where they are.
>> Yes, that would be a huge, huge mistake.
I don't think we ought to just cut and run. If we can stand the pain of the rising cost of energy, we need to stay the course uh at least for a few more months.
>> CBS News politics reporter Katherine Watson joins us from our DC bureau with more on this. Katherine, good morning.
What are we learning about current diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran that gave space for this pause?
>> Good morning, Errol. Yeah, US strikes on Iran have been paused for the last few days. The last one was Thursday night and the Iranian military said it has halted attacks on allied countries in the Middle East.
Um that pause is happening while the Omanis have been talking with Tyrron about reopening the straight of Hormuz about the mechanics surrounding that.
The Omanis have been kind of a go-between of sorts for negotiations between the US and Iran.
And two regional to sources told CBS News that those talks are showing some progress.
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, said the pause in strikes is giving diplomacy time and space to be able to work.
Let's listen to him on Face the Nation over the weekend.
>> He is a president of peace. He is giving diplomacy a chance. Um, we'll see over the next coming days, but make no mistake, assets, additional military assets are moving into the region.
they should believe the president, the regime should believe the president when he says they're locked and loaded. Uh, and we're all options are on the table.
>> But Arrol, even though the Omanis and the Iranians are talking, the Iranians are not standing down.
Iranian state TV reported that the IRGC stopped six vessels trying to transit the street of Hormuz on routes Iran hasn't approved.
And Iran's foreign minister on Sunday warned that Thrron would respond to a deadly attack by Ukraine on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea.
And all this is happening, Arrol, as Americans pessimism over the war has grown.
over the war has grown. In that CBS News poll that you mentioned that came out over the weekend, only 19% of Americans said they're optimistic about the war.
Arrol,
>> we're going to dig into that data right now.
Katherine. CBS News elections and Surveys executive director Anthony Salvanto is here with me in studio to break down all of your fresh new CBS News polling. Anthony, good morning.
>> Good morning.
>> Elaborate. Uh, tell us more about how Americans currently feel about the war with Iran.
Well, on that very question, when I ask it, the top answers said by most, uncertain and frustrated. So, let's unpack why.
Part of that uncertainty has to do with the perception of information, what people think they're getting.
And you see this really this lack of clarity in their minds, getting clear understanding of the situation daytoday in the straight.
Seven and 10 feel like they're not. And that's been rather consistent throughout this war, whether it's this or whether it's the goals writ large. The other part of it is about duration and difficulty.
And some folks have noted this already today, but I'll emphasize it. Three quarters saying that they feel it's been harder than what the Trump administration had expected.
And we heard earlier Senator Kennedy, a Republican, say, "Look, if Americans just can just deal with the increased price of energy, we might be able to make our way through the war." But how
does your polling show opinions Americans opinions are towards the situation here at home and their own lives?
>> Yeah, a couple of things on that. One is of all the list of goals which I should know, you get bipartisan support for the ideas of achieving these things like stopping Iran's nuclear program, making sure its people are safe and free.
But the top answer to that is open the straight and that of course relates to gas prices, which back home you see a couple of things.
noted, people still say that their incomes aren't keeping pace with inflation. Gas prices obviously are woven into that. And the other part is if you look at the breakout between when people say that gas prices for them are particularly hard or difficult, they're even more likely to disapprove of the war.
So you see that connection there back home to the economy.
>> In our last few seconds, I know you have some new polling on another topic
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