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Iran is sending positive signals that it may support joint action to prop up the oil market, sources in Opec and the oil industry said, potentially aiding efforts to revive a global deal on freezing production levels at talks next month.Opec’s third-largest producer has been boosting output after the lifting of Western sanctions in January. Tehran refused to join a previous attempt this year by Opec plus non-members such as Russia to stabilise production, and talks collapsed in April.Though Iran has not yet decided whether to join a new effort, Tehran appears to be more willing to reach an understanding with other oil producers.

But since the appointment of Khalid Al-Falih as Saudi energy minister in April, Riyadh has taken a softer tone towards Iran at Opec. The group is likely to revive freeze talks in September as Saudi Arabia appears to want higher prices.Besides Iran, output levels in Nigeria and Libya could also complicate reaching a deal. Nigeria’s hit its lowest in more than two decades due to attacks on oil sites.