Auburn's Bruce Pearl calls out Iran's supreme leader after wild claim

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Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl called out Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on social media after the Iranian supreme leader made some wild claims.

Khamenei warned in a prerecorded speech against future military intervention from the U.S. in his first statement since Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire. 

He also claimed the U.S. felt Israel would be destroyed by Iran if it didn’t step in.

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Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl calls to his team during the first half against the Alabama State Hornets in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., March 202, 2025. (Jordan Prather/Imagn Images)

Pearl, also chairman of the U.S. Israel Education Association, pushed back.

"Liars and Terrorists will not be trusted. I pray you keep the ceasefire so people in the Middle East can go on living and build on (President Trump’s) Abraham Accords," he wrote in a post on X. "But don't think for one second (you’re) fooling anyone. The world knows you still want a nuclear bomb and is watching!"

Khamenei’s remarks were seemingly aimed at touting the country’s strength rather than reflecting reality.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/Handout via Reuters)

After Iran’s attack on Al-Udeid, the American airbase in Qatar, Khamenei bragged