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Chris Wright: “They're not going to get any of the other funds released…”

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

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Secretary Wright Joins ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos - June 21, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 07:38

We proved to them for two months we could cease them from selling a drop of oil. And that's important leverage. Now that's going to return back to where it was. But They're not going to get any of the other funds released, their own frozen funds released, unless there's progress, meaningful and provable progress in the nuclear talks. and the large numbers that are thrown around. That's simply the carrot President Trump talks about. They become a normal nation again. Will their neighbors invest to build infrastructure and welcome them to the community? (07:38–07:49)

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Asserts that Iran's frozen funds will not be released without progress in nuclear talks.

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