"It is unlikely that these countries voluntarily cut their output so that Iran can return to the global crude oil markets provided that political relations improve," he said.

Mehdi Asali, Iran's OPEC governor, was quoted as saying most other OPEC members would support a cut but that would not be enough to push through a decision.

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