Rioting in Iran

In reaction to gas rationing, crowds of angry Iranians burned gas stations in protest.  Pajamas Media reports:

Ardeshir Arian reports unrest sparked by gas rationing continued all night until sunrise. The rioting, mainly in Tehran, but also in other cities spread beyond the gas stations to government banks and government-run supermarkets, which were ransacked by ordinary people. It took hours for security forces to gain control and some forces fled the scene to safety.

Read more and see pictures and video.

This is both hopeful and worrisome.  How badly is the government going to come down on them in response? Things can get so gruesome and ugly.

In a comment after the post above, an ex-pat Iranian wrote:

Holy SH%T!
Jag off mullahs! I can't believe that they are doing this! All this crap is for nothing...................NOTHING! I hate them with all my heart and soul. Iran should and could be a nation with one of the highest standards of living in the world but we are going to the level of sub Saharan Africa. Iran is run by traitors.
My parents are there and other relatives and friends. Death to false mullahs! Petrol rationing from a country that is one of the top 5 oil producers in the world and the filthy mullahs are sending billions of the Iranian peoples dollars to terrorists in Palestine, Lebanon and in Iraq!
They will pay, oh boy will they pay. Thank God for Pajamas media and Ardeshir PLEASE keep us up to date, this might be the spark that will ignite the IRANIAN REVOLUTION! I'm also curious about Dr. Ledeen's take on the situation. Take care Ardershir jan and I will prey for my fellow Iranians that this night mare called the Islamic Republic will be swept away.

I add my prayers to his - for Iran and for the entire Middle East.