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President Donald Trump took a swipe astatine Russia’s erstwhile president Dmitry Medvedev for suggesting that different countries would measurement successful to proviso Iran with atomic warheads successful retaliation for the U.S. strikes connected Saturday that targeted three Iranian atomic facilities.
"Did I perceive Former President Medvedev, from Russia, casually throwing astir the ‘N word’ (Nuclear!), and saying that helium and different Countries would proviso Nuclear Warheads to Iran? Did helium truly accidental that or, is it conscionable a figment of my imagination? If helium did accidental that, and, if confirmed, delight fto maine know, IMMEDIATELY. The ‘N word’ should not beryllium treated truthful casually. I conjecture that’s wherefore Putin’s ‘THE BOSS,’" Trump said successful a Truth Social Post connected Monday.
Trump’s comments came aft Medvedev, present the lawman president of the Security Council of Russia, said that Iran would proceed to beforehand its atomic programme and would person assistance from different nations to bash so.
Russia's Dmitry Medvedev takes portion successful a wreath-laying ceremonial marking Defender of the Fatherland Day astatine the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall successful Moscow, Russia, February 23, 2024.
"The enrichment of atomic worldly — and, present we tin accidental it outright, the aboriginal accumulation of atomic weapons — volition continue," Medvedev said successful a Sunday X post.
"A fig of countries are acceptable to straight proviso Iran with their ain atomic warheads," Medvedev said.
He did not specify which countries could beryllium progressive successful providing Iran with atomic capabilities, but Russia historically has supported Iran's atomic program. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin besides offered to broker bid talks betwixt Iran and Israel.
Likewise, Moscow has besides offered to intervene and assistance negociate a atomic woody betwixt the U.S. and Iran.
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An infographic titled, "Nuclear facilities successful Iran" was created successful Istanbul, Turkey connected June 13, 2025. (Photo by Ufuk Celal Guzel/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Moscow was progressive successful the 2015 Iran deal, known arsenic the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The statement lifted sanctions connected Iran successful speech for limits connected Iran’s atomic program, but Trump withdrew from the woody successful 2018.
On Saturday, the U.S. launched strikes precocious Saturday targeting cardinal Iranian atomic facilities: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The ngo progressive much than 125 U.S. aircraft, including B-2 stealth bombers, according to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, right, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Getty Images)
Trump besides touted the occurrence of a guided-missile atomic submarine progressive successful the strikes, which launched much than 2 twelve Tomahawk cruise missiles astatine cardinal Iranian targets.
"By the way, if anyone thinks our ‘hardware’ was large implicit the weekend, acold and distant the strongest and champion instrumentality we have, 20 years precocious implicit the pack, is our Nuclear Submarines," Trump said Monday successful the Truth Social post. "They are the astir almighty and lethal weapons ever built, and conscionable launched the 30 Tomahawks — All 30 deed their people perfectly. So, successful summation to our Great Fighter Pilots, convey you to the Captain and Crew!"
Diana Stancy is simply a authorities newsman with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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