Russian Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on July 4, after attending a public farewell for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Khamenei, that although Iran does not possess nuclear weapons it has found a weapon comparable to them in the Strait of Hormuz and another, which he called a "thermonuclear" card, in the Bab al‑Mandeb. He warned that in a military conflict those straits could be closed, disrupting oil and other shipping, and said he hoped the situation would not escalate but u

Russian Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on July 4, after attending a public farewell for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Khamenei, that although Iran does not possess nuclear weapons it has found a weapon comparable to them in the Strait of Hormuz and another, which he called a "thermonuclear" card, in the Bab al‑Mandeb. He warned that in a military conflict those straits could be closed, disrupting oil and other shipping, and said he hoped the situation would not escalate but urged countries seeking to provoke conflict in the region to take note.