Angry Iranians attacked several fuel stations in protest after the government suddenly began long-threatened fuel rationing, while many others rushed to fill their tanks.

OPEC has no obvious reason to cut its oil output, the group’s president said today, even though Iran and Venezuela have cited excess supply in pushing for a reduction.

Iran’s oil minister said today that OPEC would make any decision on adjusting oil supplies in a collective manner, comments that could allay fears his country would use the meeting as a stump speech over its nuclear ambitions.