Any conflict could be the trigger, the former Russian president has warned
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a press conference in Gorki, Russia, January 29, 2026. © Oleg Molchanov/RIA Novosti
[RT] US President Donald Trump could set off World War III with his “criminal” regime change operations, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned.
In
an interview with TASS published on Monday, Medvedev, who now serves as
deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, was asked if WWIII has
already begun.
“Technically, no, but if Trump continues his insane course of criminal regime change, it will undoubtedly begin. And any event could be the trigger. Any,” he said.
The attack on Iran is part of a broader war by the US and its allies “to maintain global dominance,” he stated.
According to Medvedev, Trump made a “grave mistake” by assassinating Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, “putting all Americans at risk.”
The late ayatollah was the spiritual father of nearly 300 million Shiites. And now he’s also a martyr.
Following his death, “there’s no doubt that Iran will triple its efforts to develop nuclear weapons,” Medvedev said.
Asked whether Iran can withstand the conflict and the deaths of its leaders, he said the cost of rebuilding “will be high,” but the Islamic Republic will succeed.
“It requires a high degree of social consolidation. And the Americans have provided them with this consolidation,” he said.
Asked if Russia is at risk of being attacked amid negotiations one day like Iran was, Medvedev replied that there is “only one guarantee” that this will not happen. “The US fears Russia and knows the cost of a nuclear conflict.”