Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Iran has not lost its war against the US despite the killing of an IRGC commander and missile attacks, and claimed Israel is frustrated that expectations of total victory over Iran have not materialized. He argued that the unstable US-Iran agreement could easily be blown up by new attacks on Lebanon — which he said the Netanyahu government 'needs' to do.
Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, issued a statement Saturday morning characterizing the emerging US-Iran agreement as unstable and vulnerable to collapse. Speaking in his official capacity, Medvedev argued that Iran has not been defeated in its confrontation with the United States despite the killing of a senior IRGC commander and missile attacks on Iranian territory. He asserted that Israel is frustrated because its expectations of a total victory over Iran have not materialized, and that the Netanyahu government should channel this frustration into new attacks on Lebanon — which, he claimed, would easily blow up the 'unstable' US-Iran deal.
The remarks come amid ongoing diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran, which Israeli officials have reportedly viewed with concern. As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, US Vice President JD Vance pushed back on reported Israeli frustrations over the evolving framework, arguing that the problem for Israel is not President Trump. Medvedev's statement aligns with assessments by Iranian-linked analysts that a harder Israeli posture on Lebanon could torpedo the agreement.
Medvedev's comments are a single-source statement — no Israeli or US official has responded publicly. It remains unclear whether Moscow's position reflects official Russian policy or Medvedev's personal analysis.
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