Russian official Dmitry Medvedev has added to the World War III speculation. Medvedev claimed that WW3 will ‘undoubtedly begin’ if Donald Trump continues his attacks. So far, Trump has captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, taking charge of Venezuela’s oil. Now he has approved strikes on Iran, killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The US president has achieved all this in just two months of 2026.
If he continues with such actions, they might lead to WW3, he believes. Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and a close ally of Vladimir Putin, added that Trump is on an “insane course.”
World War III isn’t happening yet, but it will start at any moment if Trump continues his course, says Medvedev.
The US, trying to maintain its dominance, is behaving like pigs unwilling to leave the trough. With his decision to attack Iran, Trump has put all Americans at risk. pic.twitter.com/nWJ2FNp991
— lone wolf (@MApodogan) March 2, 2026
He told TASS, “Formally, no, but if Trump continues his insane course of criminal regime change, it will undoubtedly begin. “And any event could be the trigger. Any event,” he further highlighted that the US is trying to maintain dominance. In this pursuit, Trump has also put the lives of Americans at risk after striking Iran.
He added, “More importantly, the late Ayatollah was the spiritual father of nearly 300 million Shiites. And now he is also a martyr. You can imagine the rest. And now there is no doubt that Iran will pursue the creation of nuclear weapons with redoubled energy.”
Retaliatory action has already caused chaos in the Middle East, including regions of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the UAE. Russia has also described the attack on Iran as an unprovoked and premeditated act of armed aggression despite Iran being an independent U.N. member state.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, warned that World War III would begin if US President Trump continues regime change efforts in Iran, citing the US attack and killing of Khamenei as grave mistakes accelerating Iran’s nuclear program.
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Medvedev was also asked about the possibility of the US coming after Putin. He replied, “There is no magic cure for the actions of complete idiots and clinical b–, nor can there ever be.” Furthermore, he stated, “There is only one guarantee: the US fears Russia and knows the price of nuclear conflict. If it happens, Hiroshima and Nagasaki will seem like child’s play in the sandbox.”
Medvedev has been vocal in the past, delivering Putin’s messages that he may not deliver publicly and has defended Russia whenever needed.
