Israeli airstrike hits oil storage facility south of the Tehran, March 7, 2026. Getty // AFP
Q1. In late January, just prior to when the US started moving military assets to the Middle East in preparation for a potential attack on Iran, West Texas Intermediate crude oil was trading at $65/barrel and the average price of gas in the US was $2.90/gallon.
As of this writing, oil is $95/barrel, and the average price of gas is $3.70. The rising prices are the result of attacks by Israel on certain components of Iran's oil infrastructure, attacks by Iran on the oil infrastructure of its Gulf neighbors, and Iranian threats to oil shipping in the Gulf.
Your view?
As of this writing, oil is $95/barrel, and the average price of gas is $3.70. The rising prices are the result of attacks by Israel on certain components of Iran's oil infrastructure, attacks by Iran on the oil infrastructure of its Gulf neighbors, and Iranian threats to oil shipping in the Gulf.
Your view?
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overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
Q2. Kharg Island is 5 miles long and 3 miles wide, located in the Persian Gulf, about 16 miles off the coast of Iran. It is crucial to that country's economy, storing and loading 90% of their oil exports.
On Friday the US bombed Kharg, saying it struck military targets including mine and missile storage sites, but deliberately avoided hitting oil sites so as not to cause further oil price hikes.
What do you think the US should do with regard to Kharg? (Note: virtually all of Iran's oil exports go to China, and account for 8% of China's daily oil usage)
On Friday the US bombed Kharg, saying it struck military targets including mine and missile storage sites, but deliberately avoided hitting oil sites so as not to cause further oil price hikes.
What do you think the US should do with regard to Kharg? (Note: virtually all of Iran's oil exports go to China, and account for 8% of China's daily oil usage)
(Image: Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, Mar 12, 2017. Getty // Anadolu)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Bomb military sites on Kharg
26%
38%
19%
55%
23%
5%
16%
22%
33%
26%
26%
Bomb oil sites on Kharg
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
Both
16%
18%
15%
34%
10%
3%
13%
21%
15%
13%
16%
Neither
53%
41%
60%
9%
60%
85%
71%
50%
48%
54%
53%
Not sure
4%
2%
6%
1%
5%
7%
0%
7%
4%
5%
4%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
Q3. Late last week, the Trump administration said it would temporarily remove sanctions on Russian oil already at sea. Under the relief, which is scheduled to last until April 11, sanctions to be lifted include restrictions on western insurance and other services on Russian oil sold above $60/barrel, and a 25% US tariff on India for purchasing Russian oil.
Supporters of lifting sanctions say it is necessary to relieve oil price pressure. Opponents, including leaders of several European countries, say it will enhance Russia's ability wage its war in Ukraine.
How long would you like to see Russian oil sanctions lifted, if at all?
Supporters of lifting sanctions say it is necessary to relieve oil price pressure. Opponents, including leaders of several European countries, say it will enhance Russia's ability wage its war in Ukraine.
How long would you like to see Russian oil sanctions lifted, if at all?
(Image: Vankorskoye oil field, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, March 25, 2015. Getty // Sergei Karpukhin)
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custom
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female
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65+
Permanently
5%
7%
2%
6%
9%
3%
3%
7%
5%
3%
5%
As long as oil prices are "elevated"
14%
19%
11%
30%
7%
3%
13%
18%
14%
11%
14%
Until April 11
5%
4%
5%
12%
2%
0%
0%
0%
8%
7%
5%
Don't lift until Ukraine war ends
61%
54%
67%
42%
56%
76%
51%
61%
59%
69%
61%
Don't lift until Russia friendly with US
10%
14%
8%
7%
16%
12%
33%
6%
8%
8%
10%
Not sure
4%
2%
6%
2%
6%
5%
0%
7%
5%
2%
4%
Don't care
0%
0%
1%
0%
3%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
Mar 12, 2026
Which should the US prioritize in the short term (next 30 days) in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
40% Keep attacking, 56% Negotiate cease fire
Which should the US prioritize in the short term (next 30 days) in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
40% Keep attacking, 56% Negotiate cease fire
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