U.S. Public Opinion on Foreign Wars

Israel’s defense minister and multiple Israeli officials say overnight strikes killed Ali Larijani, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij, though Tehran has not confirmed the reports. The strikes come amid intense regional escalation—Iran has fired missiles and drones at neighboring Gulf states and Israel, maintained a de facto chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz that has disrupted shipping and pushed oil prices up, and the broader war has caused thousands of civilian deaths, massive displacement and cross‑border spillover while many U.S. partners have declined to join efforts to reopen the strait.