US Energy Secretary Chris Wright tells a Senate committee that Iran is close to constructing nuclear weapons, saying the country is “frighteningly close” and “weeks” away from enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels. Wright’s remarks, reported by multiple outlets, focus on Iran’s progress toward producing highly enriched uranium, including an assertion that Iran is near the point of enriching one ton of uranium to weapons-grade standards. The reports describe the testimony as occurring during Congressional discussions, with Wright underscoring that the timeline he cites is measured in weeks rather than months.
Several outlets also mention the context of recent US military activity referenced in their headlines, but they attribute the core claim to Wright’s same statement to lawmakers. None of the sources provides additional independent verification or technical detail beyond Wright’s characterization of Iran’s enrichment status. The accounts therefore present a unified picture of the testimony: a high-level US assessment of urgency regarding Iran’s nuclear enrichment pathway and an estimated near-term timeframe.
