US Energy Secretary: Iran War Will Likely Come to End in Next Few Weeks

The secretary said there would also be a ‘pushing down of prices after that.’Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Oct. 6, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images3/15/2026|Updated: 3/15/2026U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. conflict in Iran will likely come to an end in the “next few weeks” amid uncertainty about oil prices linked to whether the strategic Strait of Hormuz could be kept open.“I think that this conflict will certainly come to an end in the next few weeks,” Wright told ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday. “Could be sooner than that, but the conflict will come to the end in the next few weeks.”