Did Dmitry Medvedev Say Countries Are Ready to Supply Iran With Nuclear Warheads?

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Did Dmitry Medvedev Say Countries Are Ready to Supply Iran With Nuclear Warheads?
True Fact Check Claim
Claim via Social Media

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Social media posts claim that former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said “a number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads” following the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025.

Explanation

This claim is true. On June 22, 2025, Medvedev — now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council — stated on his official X account that “a number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads.” The post quickly spread across Reddit, X, and other platforms.

However, Medvedev clarified his remarks the next day. In a follow-up post on June 23, he said Russia has “no intention of supplying nuclear weapons to Iran” and reaffirmed that Russia remains a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), along with China and North Korea. He also referenced the New START Treaty, stressing that nuclear powers “shouldn’t be arguing over who has more nukes.”

President Trump responded on Truth Social, warning, “The ‘N word’ [nuclear] should not be treated so casually,” and Vice President JD Vance called Medvedev’s statement “bizarre” in an ABC News interview, while questioning whether he was speaking on behalf of the Kremlin.
Conclusion

Fact or Fiction? Fact. Medvedev did make the statement about countries being ready to supply Iran with nuclear warheads, but later clarified that Russia would not do so and remains committed to nuclear non-proliferation treaties.

[Princess Turandot]

1. Compared to Medvedev, our old pal Baghdad Bob...

(if folks remember him) was in the George - I cannot tell a lie - Washington category.