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Chris Wright: “We proved to them for two months we could cease them from…”

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 07:28

They exported over one and a half million barrels a day during the entire Biden administration, which is what they're going to rebound to today. That's all they're getting, is the ability to yet sell their oil again. 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 … (07:28–07:34)

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Asserts that there was a two-month period when Iran was prevented from selling any oil.

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