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Chris Wright: “A nuclear armed Iran becomes a much larger threat to energy…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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US Energy Secretary Wright on America's Energy Strategy

Published | Video Starts at 13:32

Then what happens if we get higher gasoline prices in America, closer to $5 a gallon? Look, we've done everything we can since the day it started to both fix the existential problem. A nuclear armed Iran becomes a much larger threat to energy supplies, to peace, to commerce. that people just don't appreciate how critical that issue is. So to solve that fundamental problem, it's coming at disruptions, it's coming at some costs. (13:32–13:41)

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Asserts that a nuclear-armed Iran poses a larger threat to energy supplies, peace, and commerce.

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