Push for deal on oil output moves to Iran

The search for a grand bargain among oil producers now shifts to the Iranian capital.

The spotlight that fixed yesterday on Doha, Qatar — where Saudi Arabia and Russia tentatively promised to freeze production in a step toward clearing the global oil glut — is moving to Tehran.

Iran and Iraq, the two Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) nations that are now critical to any agreement, will meet there later today with Venezuela, a broker of Tuesday’s accord.