Oil steadies around levels prevailing before U.S.-Iran attacks

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Thursday after the previous session's sharp losses on the back of swelling U.S. crude stocks and easing fears of an escalation in conflict between the United States and Iran.Prices were hovering around where they stood before the Jan. 3 U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general and prompted an Iranian rocket attack on Iraqi airbases hosting U.S. forces, sending crude to its highest in four months.Brent crude futures moved up and down in early..