As the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire unravels, Vladimir Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev signals Iran’s growing strategic leverage, calling the Strait of Hormuz its “real nuclear weapon.” Renewed closure of the vital waterway, combined with Benjamin Netanyahu’s intensified strikes in Lebanon and fresh blasts reported in Iran, has raised fears of a wider regional escalation. Questions now swirl over whether Donald Trump’s two-week ceasefire is collapsing, and if Russia could step more directly into the conflict as global tensions surge.