U.S. Energy Secretary Says Iran Nuclear Deal ‘May Not’ Happen Anytime Soon
- On Sunday, Energy Secretary Wright stated on ABC News's This Week that "There may not be a nuclear agreement" with Iran, signaling a potential diplomatic shift as the United States focuses on destroying Iranian nuclear capabilities.
- President Donald Trump claimed Friday that the United States successfully "stopped Iran from having a nuclear weapon," citing this achievement as justification for launching Operation Epic Fury against Tehran.
- Gas prices continue to strain Americans, with AAA reporting an average of $4.15 per gallon on Sunday, up significantly from the $3.19 recorded last year and approaching the 2012 Labor Day record of $3.82.
- Fighting resumed last week in the Strait of Hormuz, where tensions have escalated as warring parties block the waterway used to transport oil supplies, adding regional pressure.
- Wright suggested that any future agreement might await a new Iranian administration, emphasizing that Iran obtaining nuclear weapons would make the Middle East a "wildly different" place for the world.
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US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright estimated Sunday as unlikely that President Donald Trump's administration would reach a nuclear agreement with Iran and believes that the US could opt instead to destroy Iran's capabilities to develop atomic weapons, capabilities that have already been bombed, but that have not been completely neutralized.
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Military action is still needed to deal with the threat from Tehran, Chris Wright said on ABC’s “This Week.”
Energy Secretary Says Iran Nuclear Deal Unlikely
“Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that a nuclear agreement with Iran, long sought by President Donald Trump, may not come to fruition after months of war with the country,” ABC News reports. Said Wright: “There may not be a nuclear agreement. It may be simply destroying their capabilities to do it. An agreement may […]
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