US President Donald Trump on Monday strongly criticised recent remarks by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who suggested on social media that several countries are ready to supply Iran with nuclear warheads following US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the word nuclear should not be treated so casually.
“Did I hear Former President Medvedev, from Russia, casually throwing around the ‘N word’ (Nuclear!), and saying that he and other Countries would supply Nuclear Warheads to Iran? Did he really say that or, is it just a figment of my imagination? If he did say that, and, if confirmed, please let me know, IMMEDIATELY,” he wrote.
Trump, who authorized the precision strikes over the weekend, praised U.S. military capabilities. “By the way, if anyone thinks our ‘hardware’ was great over the weekend… our Nuclear Submarines… are the most powerful and lethal weapons ever built, and just launched the 30 Tomahawks — All 30 hit their mark perfectly,” he said.
In a post on X early on Sunday, Medvedev suggested that the US strikes on three sites in Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow had backfired and led to the opposite result from what US President Donald Trump had set out to achieve.
In a taunting post, Medvedev claimed: 'Enrichment of nuclear material — and, now we can say it outright, the future production of nuclear weapons — will continue.'
Medvedev, who has served as President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, further stated that 'Iran's political regime has survived — and in all likelihood, has come out even stronger'.
He continued to claim that Iranians are 'rallying around the country's spiritual leadership, including those who were previously indifferent or opposed to it'.
It is not the first time the former Russian President has gone on a social media rant, as over the years he has earned himself a reputation for going on increasingly venomous tirades following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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