Wright: US ‘may not’ reach nuclear agreement with Iran
- 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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The resolution of the issue of a peaceful nuclear agreement with Iran may not take place under the current Iranian administration, says US Department of Energy Head Chris Wright. "The nuclear agreement may not exist. It may simply be a matter of destroying their ability to do so. The agreement may wait for the next administration in Iran. We simply don't know that," noted the head of the agency in an ABC News interview. Responding to a question …
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