Trump Makes Veiled Threat Against Former Russian President Medvedev For Suggesting Support For Iran
President Donald Trump attacked senior Russian official Dmitry Medvedev in a rambling Truth Social post Monday after the former Russian president accused Trump of having 'pushed the U.S. into another war' and suggested other countries would supply Iran with nuclear weapons—moments before Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar.
President Donald Trump raises his fist as he boards Air Force One before departing Morristown ... More Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey on June 21, 2025. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images
Trump accused Medvedev, the deputy chair of the Security Council of the Russian Federation and former president of Russia from 2008-2012, of 'casually throwing around the 'N' word (Nuclear!)', writing 'the 'N word' should not be treated so casually. I guess that's why Putin's 'THE BOSS.''
Trump seemingly facetiously asked his social media followers to 'let [him] know' if Medvedev really said 'he and other Countries would supply Nuclear Warheads to Iran.'
Trump was responding to a series of tweets from Medvedev over the weekend in which he said 'a number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads,' though he did not say Russia would.
Trump made the statements about Medvedev moments before Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar in retaliation for the U.S. military's attack on three nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend.
In the post, Trump also praised the nuclear submarines deployed in Saturday's attacks, calling them 'the most powerful and lethal weapons ever built' and 'far and away the strongest and best equipment we have.' Key Background
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the U.S. military's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities early Monday, calling it an 'absolutely unprovoked act of aggression' that 'has no basis or justification' following a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow. Putin said 'it is unclear what kind of support would Moscow be willing to provide Iran.'
Iran Launches Attack On U.S. Base In Qatar (Forbes)
Trump Says U.S. Struck Three Iran Nuclear Sites—Tehran Says This Starts A 'Dangerous War' (Forbes)
Trump's Strike On Iran Draws Criticism From Democrats—World Leaders Call For De-escalation (Forbes)
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