The deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, said Iran had already tested its "nuclear weapon" - not in the form of a bomb, but through the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most strategically important waterways in the world.

"It is unclear how the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran will end. But one thing can be said with certainty - Iran was testing its nuclear weapon called the Strait of Hormuz, and its potential is inexhaustible," Medvedev said.

Approximately 20 percent of the world's oil shipments pass through this strait. Any disruption to transit immediately causes price shocks on energy markets, increases in oil and gas prices, and global economic instability.

During the Middle East escalation, shipping traffic through the strait nearly completely stopped. Tehran then allowed passage only for allied states, including Russia, demonstrating the power it holds over global energy flows.

President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on April 7, conditioned on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. But with this statement, Medvedev clearly shows that Moscow views Iran's control mechanism as a permanent geopolitical tool, not a temporary move.