Trump Claims Iran Killed 75,000 Protesters and US Destroyed Fighter Fleet

At a campaign event in Kansas, the US president claimed Tehran killed tens of thousands of demonstrators and that the US wiped out Iran's fighter aircraft.

US President Donald Trump accused the Iranian regime of killing at least 75,000 protesters over the past eight months, The Jerusalem Post and Channel 7 reported. The remarks were made during a campaign event in Kansas.

Trump addressed the lack of widespread street protests, remarking that it is difficult for citizens to demonstrate when machine guns are stationed at the end of the street shooting them down.

Additionally, Trump claimed that the United States destroyed all 229 fighter jets belonging to the Iranian air force. Further details or official verification regarding the claims made by Trump have not yet been released.