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

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on regime change concerns, the Trump administration's attack on Iranian nuclear facilities and the rhetoric Democrats have adopted regarding the surprise attack.

Auburn Tigers men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl fired off a reminder to his followers after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. military had struck three Iranian nuclear sites.

Pearl, who is the chairman of U.S. Israel Education Association along with his duties as a college basketball coach, thanked God for protecting U.S. troops as they made the daring flight over Iran to bomb its nuclear facilities and wrote that the U.S. is not at war with Iran.

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Head coach Bruce Pearl of the Auburn Tigers reacts during practice ahead of the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on March 21, 2024, in Spokane, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

"Thank you God for your protection over our troops. We are not at war with Iran, we are at war with Iran's military nuclear program," Pearl wrote on X. "The President wants peace, now the ball is in the court of the Iranian leadership. Iran’s terrorist reach has been diminished but still present."

Pearl has been a staunch supporter of Israel, and his voice in his support has grown since Hamas’ terror attacks on the nation on Oct. 7, 2023.

Earlier in the week, he expressed support for the president as he weighed potential strikes on Iran.

"We can go back and talk about 1982 in Lebanon and all those U.S. Marines that were murdered," he said on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich." "We can talk about Oct. 7, where 45 Americans were killed. And they abducted, you know, six or