Iran's president calls on OPEC members to calm the market

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told the secretary general of OPEC on May 27 that he hopes oil producers can calm down the market, calling for the unity of OPEC members.

Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais is visiting Tehran, Reuters reports.

"I hope that OPEC ... will be able to control [market] tensions and bring calm to the oil market," Raisi was quoted as saying while calling for unity among OPEC members.