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Auburn Tigers’ male basketball coach Bruce Pearl drew a reminder of his supporters after President Donald Trump announced that the US military had struck three Iranian nuclear sites.
Pearl, who is president of the US Israel Education Association as well as his functions as an university basketball coach, thanked God for having protected American troops while they were doing the audacious theft on Iran to bomb its nuclear facilities and writes that the United States is not at war with Iran.
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Head coach Bruce Pearl of Auburn Tigers reacts during training before the first and second round of the NCAA male basketball tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on March 21, 2024, in Spokane, Washington. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
“Thank you God for your protection against our troops. We are not at war with Iran, we are at war with the military nuclear program of Iran,” wrote Pearl on X. “The president wants peace, now the ball is in the court of Iranian leaders. The terrorist scope of Iran has been reduced but always present.”
Pearl was a fervent supporter of Israel, and his voice in his support increased since Hamas’ terrorist attacks against the nation on October 7, 2023.
Earlier in the week, he expressed support to the president when he weighed potential strikes on Iran.
“We can go back and talk about 1982 in Lebanon and all those American navies who have been murdered,” he said on “don’t @ me with Dan Dakich d’Outkick”. “We can talk about October 7, where 45 Americans were killed. And they have kidnapped, you know, six or seven others and execute them before Israel saves them.
Trump “ started the Second World War ” with American strikes on Iranian nuclear installations, says the ex-star of the NFL
March 19, 2025; Lexington, Ky: Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl speaks with the media during the first NCAA tournament tournament in Rupp Arena. (Images Aaron Doster-Imagn)
“It has been happening since 1979, and it is about to become a safer place, a non -nuclear Iran. And without having the money to be able to do what they have done, the world will be a safer place.”
“If the Middle East becomes more security and stronger, look at what a dynamic Israel country is. Look at all the unicorns that are there. Look at all the High Tech and Development. Look at all the wealth. If you have started to spread this to some of these other countries in the Middle East, who will they associate?
President Donald J. Trump in the situation room, June 21, 2025 (The White House via X)
Trump announced in an article on Truth Social that the American army had “finished our very successful attack” against Iranian facilities. The United States has targeted Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. He wrote that American planes had abandoned a “complete bombs” payload “on nuclear installations.
