Trump’s Iran waivers, rather than his deregulatory push, have lowered oil prices

Published January 16, 2019 5:00am ET



The Trump administration’s waivers for Iran sanctions have had the most impact of any of the president’s actions to lower oil and fuel prices, according to the Energy Department, while his deregulation agenda has not moved prices much.

The administration’s waivers to allow countries like China to continue purchasing oil from Iran surprised the market by further collapsing the price of oil in November, according to the Energy Information Administration, the Energy Department’s analysis arm.

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