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Wright on Fox News Sunday: Iran Negotiations Going Well, Strait to Reopen

April 19, 2026 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:06:06

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What happened

Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined Fox News Sunday as a regional ceasefire appeared close to expiring. Asked about President Trump’s statement that morning that if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz he would wipe out every power plant and bridge in Iran, Wright said things were going quite well for the United States, that a deal was not far away, and that the current posture represented the dying gasps of a desperate regime.

Pressed on Iranian Revolutionary Guard claims of control over the strait and on shipping-industry safety warnings advising vessels to avoid the area, Wright said people do not want to take risks a few days early when they understand the situation will be cleared out for good. He said reopening shipping would take some time but probably not too much, and that negotiations with the Iranians were ongoing despite public chatter and were actually going well, predicting an agreement achieving U.S. aims before long.

Asked about reports of people turning up dead with connections to nuclear programs and unmanned aerial vehicles, Wright confirmed there is a coordinated investigation across various branches of government, noted that many nuclear scientists are in the Department of Energy, and said the department is looking into the matter, while adding it was too early to say more publicly.

Why it matters

The interview simultaneously carried the administration’s Hormuz message — that transit would resume once a deal lands — and confirmed, on the record, a cross-government investigation involving Energy Department nuclear personnel.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright Joins Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream - April 19, 2026”, 2026-04-19 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-04-19). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.