Iran nuclear deal may be delayed until ‘next administration’ in Tehran, Wright says

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The Trump administration may not be able to secure a nuclear deal with Iran until the Middle Eastern country has a new government, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

“There may not be a nuclear agreement,” Wright said on ABC News’s This Week on Sunday morning. “An agreement may await the next administration in Iran. We simply don’t know that.”

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