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Secretary Wright Discusses Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and Gas Prices on Fox & Friends, March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:04:48

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What happened

Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined Fox & Friends on March 6, 2026, as the national average price of regular gasoline had jumped more than 30 cents in a week amid the conflict in Iran, according to the Department of Energy posting of the interview. Wright said, as he stated the sequence, that all U.S. military focus was first on suppressing Iran’s ability to wreak havoc on its neighbors and on Americans in the area, and that as soon as it was reasonable, the U.S. would escort ships through the straits and get energy moving again. Asked about allowing India to buy Russian oil, Wright called it, as he stated it, a pragmatic, temporary step — no change in policy toward Russia — to move floating Russian barrels near South Asia into Indian refineries while Hormuz flows were disrupted, noting, as he stated it, that the U.S. was also selling American oil to Europe and Asia over longer transit routes.

Wright confirmed, as he stated it, that the administration was considering reopening nuclear plants closed by state leaders as a leading objective to bring costs down, contrasting, as he stated it, Biden-era policies that drove up the price of electricity, natural gas, home heating, diesel, and jet fuel with the Trump policy of unleashing American energy. He also said, as he stated the comparison, that the 28 states with renewable portfolio standards have electricity rates on average 50 percent higher than the other 22 states.

Why it matters

The interview captures the administration’s energy response at the start of the 2026 Iran disruption — military escort sequencing, a temporary Russian-oil pragmatism for India, and nuclear reopenings — in the Energy Secretary’s own words on the day gas prices spiked.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright Joins Fox and Friends - March 6, 2026”, 2026-03-06 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-03-06). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.