Trump also rebuked Medvedev in July, accusing him of throwing around the "N (nuclear) word" after the Russian official criticised U.S. strikes on Iran and said "a number of countries" were ready to supply Iran with nuclear warheads.

In a social media post, Trump said the deployment was in response to threats from the country’s former President Dmitry Medvedev.View on euronews

President Trump responded to Dmitry Medvedev's provocative statements by ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines. Medvedev's remarks, which included threats of war between the U.S. and Russia,