# Trump’s sinking Iran approval crushes his Nobel Prize chances

https://mins.news/en/video/19369

- CNN, 2026-08-11 16:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8F7kiPGcTw

> As President Trump’s approval rating on Iran falls sharply, Democrats have moved ahead on handling foreign conflicts. CNN examines American attitudes toward the war and whether prediction markets see any realistic chance of Trump winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. CNN politics reporter Stephen Collinson says Trump is in “a position of great weakness.” Retired US Army Col. Peter Mansoor analyzes the current state of play with Iran.

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