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Chris Wright: “There May Be No Nuclear Deal With Iran”

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said a nuclear agreement with Iran may not be reached, as the conflict in the Middle East enters its seventh month.
  • Wright said Washington’s main objective remains neutralizing Iran’s ability to develop and use nuclear weapons, while the United States continues working with regional allies.
  • Fighting has intensified around the Strait of Hormuz, while President Donald Trump described the conflict as a minor matter for the United States despite reported deaths among U.S. troops and Iranian civilians.

A nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran may never materialize, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said as the military conflict in the Middle East entered its seventh month.

There may be no nuclear deal. Their capabilities to do it may simply be destroyed.

· Chris WrightThe U.S. energy secretary discussed the possibility that Washington could destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities instead of reaching an agreement.

“​​There may be no nuclear deal. Their capabilities to do it may simply be destroyed,” Wright told ABC’s “This Week.” His remarks suggested that an agreement with Tehran could be postponed until a future U.S. administration.

Wright said Washington’s central goal remains eliminating Iran’s nuclear capabilities. He said U.S. forces are already “degrading” Tehran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons and, if it develops them, to use them. “This is not something insignificant, but the United States will finish the job,” he said, adding that Washington would continue cooperating with its regional allies.

We must destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

· Chris WrightWright described the stated U.S. objective in the conflict.

The conflict began in late February, when the United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran. The Trump administration said the operation aimed to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Tensions have since risen around the Strait of Hormuz. On Saturday, U.S. forces opened fire on several Iranian oil tankers carrying crude, according to the report, in response to an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on two U.S. warships. Iranian state media said the Guards responded on Sunday by striking a U.S. vessel in the strait.

This is not something insignificant, but the United States will finish the job.

· Chris WrightWright said the United States would continue its campaign against Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Trump has sought to play down the conflict’s significance for the United States, calling it “a small matter.” He said he used the term military conflict because “for us it is a small matter. It is not something big.” The fighting has nevertheless reportedly killed 18 U.S. service members and thousands of Iranian civilians.

I call it a military conflict, because for us it is a small matter. It is not something big.

· Donald TrumpThe U.S. president sought to minimize the significance of the conflict for the United States.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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