In a chilling development following the U.S. airstrikes on Iran, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed that multiple countries are now prepared to provide Iran with nuclear warheads — a declaration that could push global tensions to a breaking point. Posting Sunday on X, Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, stated bluntly:
“The enrichment of nuclear material — and now we can say it outright, the future production of nuclear weapons — will continue. A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads.”
Though he didn’t name which nations he was referring to, Medvedev’s words come amid heightened military and diplomatic unrest. Russia has long supported Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, and just days earlier, President Vladimir Putin had offered to mediate peace talks between Iran and Israel.
Moscow is also signaling a willingness to broker a new nuclear deal with the United States and Iran, reviving its involvement in the now-defunct Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) from which President Trump withdrew in 2018.
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