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Wright Discusses Iran Campaign and Energy Prices with Chris Cuomo on NewsNation

March 12, 2026 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:08:22

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What happened

Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined Chris Cuomo on NewsNation on March 11, 2026, according to the Department of Energy. Wright said Iran created Hezbollah and manufactures the weapons shipped to Lebanon, called Iran the root of the Middle East’s problems and of energy-market insecurity, and said the United States is dismantling Iran’s ability to manufacture missiles, drones, and rocket launchers in what he described as a multi-week effort, as he stated it.

Pressed on price messaging, Wright said the administration had said every time it spoke that the conflict would disrupt energy prices and move them up, and that it has never claimed to control oil prices, as he stated it. He said the conflict would be measured in weeks, not months, that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve had been released for what it is for, and that oil from over 30 countries was being released to offset interrupted Hormuz flows, as he stated it.

Wright said less than two weeks in, the military’s performance had been outstanding, with a target list being ticked off around the clock, and that Iran would emerge with a massively depleted ability to make weapons, as he stated it. He framed the policy as short-term pain for long-term gain and said he would not kick the problem of a nuclear-armed Iran to a successor, as he stated it.

Why it matters

The interview is an early, dated statement of the administration’s stated timeline — a conflict measured in weeks, as Wright stated it on March 11, 2026 — and of its price-disruption account, both checkable against how the campaign and markets actually unfolded.

Scoreboard watch

Wright stated on March 11, 2026 that the conflict would be measured in weeks, not months — a dated claim checkable against the campaign’s actual duration.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright Joins Chris Cuomo on NewsNation - March 11, 2026”, 2026-03-12 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-03-12). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.