Medvedev: Trump's Iran policy risks World War III, Iran will now seek nukes

2026-03-03 - 08:22

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev issued a stark warning Monday that continued US efforts to topple foreign governments will inevitably trigger global conflict. Speaking to state news agency Tass, Medvedev declared that if President Donald Trump "continues his insane course of criminally changing political regimes, it will undoubtedly begin. And any event could be the trigger." Iran's Nuclear Path and Regional Impact Medvedev characterized Trump's decision to attack Iran as a "grave mistake" that has endangered all Americans while unifying the Shiite world. "The late Ayatollah was the spiritual father of nearly 300 million Shiites. And now he is also a martyr," he said, asserting that "there is no doubt that Iran will pursue the creation of nuclear weapons with redoubled energy." He dismissed the notion that neighboring Arab states' dislike of the Iranian regime would mitigate consequences, and predicted Iran would withstand the confrontation, albeit at a "high price" that would require societal consolidation—a development he said "the Americans have provided." European Vassals and Olympic Hypocrisy Medvedev excoriated European reactions to US-Israeli actions as "toadyism and vileness," claiming "European vassals, with lust and delight, wipe their faces after receiving a dose of American-Israeli 'yellow dew' directly in their eyes." When asked whether the International Olympic Committee might sanction US and Israeli athletes as it did Russians, Medvedev suggested the IOC and Olympic movement should be dissolved and rebuilt, invoking the precepts of founder Pierre de Coubertin. Ukraine Talks and Nuclear Deterrence Addressing Russia-Ukraine negotiations, Medvedev acknowledged the danger that Moscow is being "coaxed" into talks to allow Ukraine time to reinforce. On Western intentions toward Russia, he offered a stark assessment: "There are and can be no magic remedies against the actions of arrant idiots and clinical bastards." He concluded with a nuclear warning: "The US is afraid of Russia and knows the price of a nuclear conflict. If one were to occur, Hiroshima and Nagasaki would be child's play in a sandbox."