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Wright says Trump administration has not broken promise to lower gas prices amid Iran war

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday said the Trump administration has not broken its promise to lower gas prices as the Iran war stretches into its eighth month. CNN's Dana Bash asked Wright on "State of the Union" about his predictions early in the conflict that gas prices would decline "within weeks, not months," and,...

Wright says Trump administration has not broken promise to lower gas prices amid Iran war

Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated on Sunday that the Trump administration has kept its promise to lower gas prices, despite the conflict with Iran entering its eighth month. During an appearance on State of the Union, Wright addressed questions regarding previous predictions that gas prices would decline within weeks rather than months.

In a separate development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday. Zelenskyy accused Moscow of breaking a Trump energy ceasefire 76 times and warned that Russia plans to deprive Ukrainians of electricity and heat before winter. He noted that much depends on the position of the United States regarding the conflict.

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