Donald Trump Says Iranians ‘Want to Hear Bombs’ To Be Free, Adds 45,000 Protesters Killed by Regime as US-Iran Tensions Escalate

US President Donald Trump on Monday said ordinary Iranians want continued US military strikes, claiming they see it as a path to freedom amid a crackdown on protests. “The Iranian people, when they don't hear bombs go off, they're upset. They want to hear bombs because they want to be free,” Trump told reporters at the White House.