The latest survey published by the Center for Sociological Research () also looks beyond our borders, beyond the and the . In the one corresponding to this month of May, respondents are asked about issues such as the joint war between the US and Israel against Iran, as well as others related to one of the main protagonists and those responsible for a conflict that has accumulated more than 3,000 fatalities and has sent the price of oil and natural gas through the roof.
The CIS has posed the following question: ‘In recent weeks the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has disqualified the decisions of the Government of Spain and criticized the situation in the country. Do you feel a lot, a lot, little or no rejection from those statements?’ A majority of those surveyed have determined that yes, they feel “a lot of rejection” by Trump’s claims. Specifically, 43.6% have stated that they feel “a lot of rejection”, while 21.8% say that it has been “a lot of rejection”, compared to 11.6% who claim that it is “a little rejection” or 15.5% who reject it and say that there is “no” rejection.
It is worth remembering that Trump has repeatedly threatened the Government of Spain with the imposition of tariffs or expulsion from NATO – issues that cannot be carried out, as it is negotiated as a bloc with the EU or there is no expulsion mechanism from the Atlantic Alliance -, especially for refusing to allocate 5% of GDP to Defense, for condemning the massacre to which Israel subjects Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon and its repeated violations of international law and for preventing the use of US bases in Spain for the Operation Epic Fury.
The majority of Spaniards also believe that the war will last “much longer”, but a “solution” can be reached
Faced with the triumphalist messages that the Trump Administration has been giving about an imminent agreement – the last ones only 24 hours ago, but produced after the interviews in this survey – those consulted by the CIS have also disagreed with that optimistic version that Washington usually brings out, with the consequent momentary drop in the price of oil and natural gas.
64% of those interviewed by the department chaired by José Félix Tezanos believe that the conflict will last “much longer”, compared to 25% who believe that “it will not last much longer.” However, 54.7% of participants in the CIS survey do believe that “it is possible to reach a solution” in relation to the US and Israeli attacks against Iran. 37.1% believe the opposite, that “conflict in the area is inevitable.”
Furthermore, there is also a certain degree of concern among Spanish society, derived from this conflict. 38.9% of those surveyed are “fairly concerned” about the bombings and the Iranian response to them. But also 24.4% are “very worried”, as opposed to 19.2% who are “a little” and 7.3% who are not “at all”.
