And governments and companies will probably take advantage of any drop in the oil price to build up stocks, thereby putting upward pressure on the price.
Strong gains in the U.S. dollar index recently, along with a large drop in crude oil prices, have worked to put solid downside price pressure on the precious metals markets.
Mr Netanyahu's officials say that Iran, because of the drop in oil prices and its consequent economic troubles, is now more than ever susceptible to international pressure to forgo its nuclear ambitions.