Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the war with Iran will come to an end in the next few weeks, and possibly sooner, amid concerns about high gas prices.
“I think that this conflict will certainly come to an end in the next few weeks,” Wright told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz. “Could be sooner than that, but the conflict will come to the end in the next few weeks.”
Wright’s comments come as Americans are seeing increasingly high gas prices as a result of the war. One major piece of leverage Iran maintains is its control over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman through which around 20% of the world’s oil supply passes through. Iran has effectively closed the strait, sending crude oil prices skyrocketing and leading to higher gas prices in the U.S.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright attends a working lunch at the “Shield of the Americas” Summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 7, 2026.
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According to GasBuddy as of Sunday morning, the price of gas has risen 76 cents per gallon on average since the start of the war, a sharp increase in a short amount of time. Wright had previously said that it was ‘quite likely’ the U.S. Navy could escort oil tankers through the strait, but he reaffirmed Sunday that the Navy was not yet ready to do so.
Wright said Americans should expect gas prices to come down in the next few weeks, but that there is no guarantee.
“There’s no guarantees in wars at all,” Wright said. “This is short-term pain to get through to a much better place.”
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