Medvedev Likens Iran's Hormuz Power to a Nuclear Weapon
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- Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's security council, equated Iran's ability to disrupt Strait of Hormuz traffic with possession of a nuclear weapon.
- Medvedev posted the comment as a social media video while returning from the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Why it matters: Coming 4 July 2026 from a senior Russian security official just back from Khamenei's funeral, the remark publicly backs Tehran's Strait of Hormuz leverage and frames the chokepoint as a nuclear-grade threat — putting a Russian security-council stamp on Iran's shipping-disruption claim.
