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President says blockade ends when agreement is signed; Energy Secretary says gas prices are easing
Summary
The president told a TV interviewer the military blockade of Iranian ports will end once an agreement is signed; Energy Secretary Chris Wright said gasoline prices have begun to fall and tied long-term price security to preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon.
The president said the U.S. military blockade of Iranian ports will end "as soon as the agreement gets signed," and he framed preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon as the central goal for stabilizing global energy markets. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the program he has seen gasoline prices decline over the preceding days and said a resolution of Iran's nuclear ambitions would ease long-term market risk.
The president responded to a question about the blockade by stating that enforcement of the ports remains in effect until a signed agreement. "When the agreement is signed, the blockade ends," he said. He argued that stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was critical to preventing longer-term disruptions to global energy supplies.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright echoed that reducing Iran's nuclear capability is a priority and said recent market movements show relief: "gasoline prices started heading down several days ago," Wright said. He described the administration's approach as intended to secure "lower, long-term, and secure supplies of global energy." Wright also pointed to a stronger stock market and broader economic indicators as signs markets were responding.
The interview did not include independent verification of the timeline for any diplomatic agreement or of the asserted causes of recent price movements. Wright and the president offered policy arguments tying nonproliferation outcomes to energy-price stability; neither provided on-air documentary evidence linking a specific signed agreement to an immediate end of the blockade. The program did not record a staff or official statement setting an effective date for the blockade's end.
The interview concluded without a new, verifiable timetable for a signed agreement. Wright said the administration expects progress that would reduce the risk to energy markets; the president emphasized that the blockade remains in force until a signature is in place.
