Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday praised the armed forces for taking "timely" action against "rioters" and said calm had returned after days of unrest sparked by a hike in petrol prices.
Motorists blocked highways in Tehran before the unrest spread to cities and towns across the country, with petrol pumps torched,
police stations attacked and shops looted.
"Incidents, big and small, caused by the rise in petrol price took place in (a little) less than 100 cities across
Iran," said a statement on the Guards' official website Sepahnews.com.