Energy Secretary Chris Wright was on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream to talk about the situation with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump is negotiating with Iran, hoping to work out a deal. He has said he will use overwhelming military force if they refuse to cut a deal.
“The President has said this morning that if Iran does not reopen the strait, come to the table, sign this deal, that he is going to wipe out every power plant and every bridge in Iran. What do you make of the situation where we are right now?” Bream asked.
“I think things are actually going quite well for the United States. I think we are not too far away from a deal, but of course, these are the dying gasps of a desperate regime. It’s for decades pursued a nuclear weapon, and they see that effort is going to come to an end,” Wright commented.
“It sounds very much like they are still in control of the strait. Accurate?” Bream asked.
“Well, they have missiles that can threat travel through the strait, and people don’t want to take risks. I think everyone understands this situation will be cleared out for good. Why risk an encounter a few days early?” Wright explained.
“How do you quell those fears that the industry is going to continue to have over actually getting ships moving again, which will actually change the global impacts of what is happening with oil and gas?” Bream asked.
“That will take time, but probably not too much time. There are negotiations with the Iranians going on despite what you hear in the chatter in public. I think those are actually going well,” Wright said.
“I think before long, you’ll see an agreement that achieves the United States end, puts an end to the 47 years of terrorism launched from Iran, and probably launches Iran on a better trajectory for its own people as well,” Wright continued.
“When the President talks about blowing up every power plant, every bridge, how does that complicate things for if the people do have an opportunity to rebuild there and how far it sets back some kind of a recovery for the country?” Bream asked.
Secretary Wright had an optimistic end to the conflict, especially since President Trump is a skilled negotiator.
“The President is using every way he can to get leverage over the regime to bring this conflict to an end. He is a creative negotiator. He uses pressure in different ways. He uses uncertainty in different ways,” Wright said.
“I think that as you have seen over the last 16 months that generally leads to good results. I don’t think we will see any surprises here. I think we will have a nice end to this conflict,” Wright explained.
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