Auburn’s Bruce Pearl maintains Trump ‘wants peace,’ US isn’t at war with Iran

After the president Donald Trump It was announced that US troops attacked three Iranian nuclear sites.

Pearl Fly over Iran boldly Bombing its nuclear facilities and writing that the United States has not been at war with Iran.

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Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl reacted ahead of the first and second rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball game at Spokane, Washington, on March 21, 2024 in Spokane, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Pearl wrote on X: “Thank God for the protection of our troops. We have not had a war with Iran, we are at war with Iran’s military nuclear program.

Pearl has been a staunch supporter of Israel and has been growing since the terrorist attack on the country by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Earlier this week, he expressed support for the president as he weighed a potential strike against Iran.

“We can go back and talk about the murdered U.S. Marines in Lebanon in 1982,” he said on Outkick’s. “Don’t be with Dan Dukic.” “We can talk about 45 Americans were killed on October 7. They kidnapped six or seven and kidnapped them before Israel rescued them.

Former NFL star said Trump’s strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities in the United States has begun.

March 19, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky: Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl speaks to the media during the first round of practice at the NCAA Championship at Rupp Arena. (Aaron Doster-Imagn image)

“It has been going on since 1979 and it will be a safer place, a non-nuclear Iran. Without the money to do what they have been doing, the world will be a safer place.”

“If the Middle East becomes safer and stronger, look at what a vibrant Israeli country is. Look at all unicorns. Look at all the high technology and development of all the high technology and development. Look at all the wealth. If you start spreading it to some other Middle East countries, who will they work with? Who will Russia work with?

President Donald J. Trump in the Situation Room, June 21, 2025 (White House passes X)

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Trump announced in a post about the Truth Society that the U.S. military “completed our very successful attack” against Iranian facilities. The United States targets Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. He wrote that U.S. aircraft dropped “all effective bombs” on nuclear facilities.

Paulina Dedaj of Fox News contributed to the report.

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