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US energy chief says spike in gas prices will fall ‘before too long’ amid Iran war

Mar 7, 2026Center Left

Chris Wright says price increase would last weeks, not months, and that US would not target Iran’s energy industryChris Wright, the US Department of Energy secretary, said on Sunday that the spike in energy prices would last weeks, at the worst, not months, and that the US would not target Iran’s energy industry.His comments come amid rising anxiety that…

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