A senior Iranian policy-maker has vowed support for market policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, who currently leads Iran�s Constitutional Council as well as the Assembly of Experts, said on Thursday that Iran will continue to support �the noble objectives of to help maintain stability in the global oil market�.

Ayatollah Jannati�s remarks, as covered on OPEC secretariat�s official Twitter page, came during a meeting with OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo.

Barkindo has travelled to Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran�s new President Ebrahim Raeisi.

However, a report on the website of Iran�s Constitutional Council said Barkindo had demanded a meeting with Ayatollah Jannati, without elaborating on why the audience had been requested.

Jannati is a close aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and normally stays above the fray in Iran�s political system.