Nassar Iqbal, who runs the Hot Spot in Billesley, Birmingham, said the conflict in Iran means everything is getting more expensive, including the meals at his takeaway
A takeaway owner has blamed “warmonger” Donald Trump as he warned Brits the price of a chippy tea is likely to rise.
Nassar Iqbal, who runs the Hot Spot in Billesley, Birmingham, said the conflict in Iran means everything is getting more expensive. He said his views of the US president have changed due to the war in the Middle East.
Posting on social media, the entrepreneur said: “I quite like Trump, he reminded me of how my dad was. Old solid bloke, old views But he’s come this time, and all he’s doing is creating more wars; he’s a warmonger. Look at what he’s done in Iran.
“He’s killed their president, he’s killed the family, now the Iranian Prime Minister wants revenge. Come on, things aren’t looking good at the moment, are they?”
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When the war started, airstrikes on multiple Iranian sites and cities killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Now, as the US-Israeli war with Iran enters its fourth week, thousands of US military members have arrived in the Middle East.
Recognising tensions are escalating, Nassar also expressed unhappiness with PM Keir Starmer. Speaking to our sister title, Birmingham Live, he said: “Keir Starmer’s getting involved as well, so we’ve all got to get involved. So the fish is going to start getting more expensive. The potatoes, the oil, everything is going to get more expensive People are going to say to me: ‘Uncle Nas is putting the price up’’ I’m not putting the price up. Blame Donald Trump and Keir Starmer for having these wars.”
The conflict has already driven up average UK petrol prices to above 150p a litre. The increase in diesel prices outstripped that of petrol, the average reaching 177.68p a litre, the RAC said. Before the Iran war started, petrol cost 132.83p a litre on average, while diesel was 142.38p.
The situation became so dire today that a former oil company boss has urged ministers to consider imposing driving restrictions. Nick Butler, the ex- BP head of strategy and former policy advisor to Gordon Brown, warned that quick action is needed to manage the growing fuel shortage. One solution he suggested involved limiting drivers to alternate days on the road, depending on their car’s registration number.
Mr Butler also floated the idea of employers giving staff an extra day off each week to help cut down on commuter traffic, easing the strain on the country’s fuel supplies. He explained: “If supplies are cut by 20 per cent, then someone is using 20% less.”
He went on to tell BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The government has to protect the key sectors of the economy – food supply, health service, schools and so on – and then it has to work out how it’s going to manage the market for the rest of us.”
