President Donald Trump has threatened to unleash ‘the most powerful and lethal weapons ever built’ if Russia supplies nuclear warheads to Iran.
Trump two days after the US carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites aired a statement from Russia, and a warning to the country.
‘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?’ wrote Trump on his Truth Social platform on Monday morning.
‘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.’
Trump continued: ‘The “N word” should not be treated so casually. I guess that’s why Putin’s “THE BOSS.”’
He went on to laud the US’s airstrikes on Iran on Saturday, which included dropping ‘bunker busting’ bombs on the Fordow uranium enrichment facility. And Trump suggested that enemies have not seen America’s most powerful weapons yet.
‘By the way, if anyone thinks our “hardware” was great over the weekend, far and away the strongest and best equipment we have, 20 years advanced over the pack, is our Nuclear Submarines,’ Trump wrote.
‘They are the most powerful and lethal weapons ever built, and just launched the 30 Tomahawks — All 30 hit their mark perfectly.’
Dmitry Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, on Sunday wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that ‘a number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads’.
‘The enrichment of nuclear material — and, now we can say it outright, the future production of nuclear weapons — will continue,’ declared Mednedev.
Medvedev also contested Trump’s statement that the American assault on three Iranian nuclear sites was ‘very successful’.
‘Critical infrastructure of the nuclear fuel cycle appears to have been unaffected or sustained only minor damage,’ he wrote.
Medvedev said that ‘the vast majority of countries around the world oppose’ the US’s actions and those of Israel, which launched a surprise attack on Iran that escalated their ongoing conflict.
‘Donald Trump, once hailed as “president of peace,” has now pushed the US into another war,’ Medvedev wrote.
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