The American public is increasingly critical of President Donald Trump¡¯s handling of Iran after he ordered the U.S. military to kill a powerful Iranian military commander, and a majority of U.S. adults now expect the countries to be at war in the near future, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling released on Tuesday.

The national opinion poll found that 53 percent of adults in the U.S. disapprove of Trump¡¯s handling of Iran, which is an increase of about 9 percentage points from a similar poll that ran in the middle of December. ()

The number of adults who ¡°strongly disapprove¡± of Trump¡¯s actions in Iran ¡ª 39 percent ¡ª is up 10 points from the December poll.