Energy Secretary Chris Wright said there's "a very good chance" gas prices could drop below $3 per gallon by summer, predicting that in "a few more weeks" the U.S. will have "removed the risk" of Iran's continued threat to global energy supplies.

"Americans are feeling it right now. Americans will feel it for a few more weeks," Wright told NBC News' "Meet the Press" about rising gas prices amid the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Oil prices continued to soar globally as Iranian leaders have vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Safely reopening the vital maritime passageway is "one of the objectives" of the conflict, Wright said.