INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Tuesday that Iran can expect tighter sanctions if it does not come to an agreement with
President Donald Trump on its nuclear program, Reuters reported.
&So absolutely, I would expect very tight sanctions on Iran, and hopefully
drive them to abandon their nuclear program,& Wright said in an interview with CNBC.
Wright on Wednesday will launch a nearly two-week tour
of three Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia, marking his first visit as a United States official to the de facto leader of the
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Wright also defended Trump&s executive
order, expected later on Tuesday, to boost the coal industry as essential for artificial intelligence data centers, as well as steel
production and other industrial activities.
&We need a growing supply of electricity to hit the AI boom and also for this
re-industrializing of the United States
If we want to grow America&s electricity production meaningfully over the next five or 10 years, we&ve got to stop closing coal plants,&
Wright said in the interview.
Asked about Trump&s comment that the European Union should buy more energy from the United States, Wright
said he has had countries in Asia, in Europe and elsewhere reach out to express interest in buying more American energy.&
Wright said he
does not think European countries will want to return to Russia for their energy supplies when the war in Ukraine ends.
&As I talk to
European leaders, one thing they all share is a regret that they bet their energy future on Russia,& he said
&So I don&t think there&s a huge desire right now that, when the war is over, we&re going to we&re going to re-count on Russia for a
dominant share of our energy supply
I think that&s very unlikely to unfold.&
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