US energy chief signals Iran war could continue for several more weeks

US energy chief Chris Wright signalled that the war with Iran may last several more weeks, with oil and petrol prices elevated as the US and Israel seek to destroy Iranian military capabilities.

“US energy chief signals Iran war could continue for several more weeks Meanwhile, Iran’s FM said his nation was not interested in talks with the US ‘because we were talking when they decided to attack us’ Energy Secretary Chris Wright signalled the war with Iran may last several more weeks, with oil and petrol prices elevated as the US and Israel seek to destroy Iranian military capabilities”

South China Morning Post

In television interviews on Sunday, Wright defended the Trump administration’s argument that Americans are facing short-term pain at the pump in a midterm election year for the larger goal of eliminating Iran as a threat to the Middle East.

South China Morning Post

Wright said the conflict could end in the next few weeks, with a rebound in supplies and lower prices afterward.

He urged President Trump to act now to stop the killing of American soldiers, to stop the destabilisation of the region, and to end Iran’s ability to threaten energy markets.

Wright also warned that without the ongoing operation, economic conditions would worsen as the regime is defanged and cannot threaten the world with nuclear weapons.

‘because we were talking when they decided to attack us’

Oil closed at more than US$103 per barrel on Friday as Iran retains a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, normally a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil and a similar portion of liquefied natural gas.

“US energy chief signals Iran war could continue for several more weeks Meanwhile, Iran’s FM said his nation was not interested in talks with the US ‘because we were talking when they decided to attack us’ Energy Secretary Chris Wright signalled the war with Iran may last several more weeks, with oil and petrol prices elevated as the US and Israel seek to destroy Iranian military capabilities”

South China Morning Post

President Donald Trump on Saturday called on other countries to send warships to keep the strait open, saying he hopes China, France, Japan, South Korea and the UK will take part.