America Follows Oil Volume, Iran Follows Price Gregory Breaux, an energy and Iran expert at the Geopolitical Consulting Institute of the Eurasia Group, told Middle East Eye that both Iran and Trump follow the oil market, but they have different perceptions of its developments. This week, the energy information company Kepler published data showing that the Middle East's exports of oil and oil products have returned to pre-Iran war levels last week. Some experts cautioned that these figures were affected by the temporary jump in activities; However, more oil is now being exported from US allies in the region, while Iran's exports are apparently limited by the US blockade.