Trump Announces Iran Peace Deal
A Georgetown University professor has come under fire after making comments on social media that many interpreted as expressing a desire for Iran to launch a strike on a U.S. military base—just one day before Iran did exactly that.
Dr. Jonathan Brown, who chairs the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown and holds the Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization, posted on X (formerly Twitter): “I hope Iran does some symbolic strike on a base, then everyone stops.”
The post, which he deleted following immediate backlash, was published just hours before Iran fired missiles at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar in response to a U.S. strike on its underground nuclear facility.
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sharply criticized Brown’s remarks, calling them “disgusting,” particularly in light of the real-world consequences that followed. “It is disgusting for a professor in our homeland to wish for an attack on our brave servicemembers,” Ernst told The Daily Wire. She further condemned what she called an “antisemitic campus obsession with supporting Iran and its terrorist proxies.”
The professor later walked back his comments, stating: “I deleted my previous tweet because a lot of people were interpreting it as a call for violence. That’s not what I intended. I have two immediate family members in the US military… and wouldn’t want any harm to befall American soldiers.”
Brown’s familial ties have also come under renewed scrutiny. His father-in-law, Sami Al-Arian, was convicted in 2006 for aiding the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and was later deported to Turkey.
The controversy coincides with dramatic developments in the Middle East. After a brief but intense exchange of missile fire between Israel and Iran, President Donald Trump announced a brokered ceasefire, declaring an official end to what he dubbed “The 12-Day War.” Trump credited Qatar for persuading Iran to agree to the U.S.-proposed ceasefire.
According to officials, six Iranian missiles were intercepted over Qatar with no reported casualties. Both Israeli and Iranian forces are expected to fully comply with a phased ceasefire agreement over a 24-hour window.
U.S. officials confirmed that the deal was orchestrated through high-level coordination involving Qatar’s Emir and Prime Minister, as well as the President and Vice President.