One of the convoys, largely made up of tractors, caused traffic jams at the Sydenham bypass near Belfast City Airport, with numerous passengers seen walking with their luggage at the side of the road.
Americans should ‘enjoy’ the current prices at the pump, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned, adding that ’soon you’ll be nostalgic for $4-$5 gas.’
The demonstrators have also blocked ports in Galway and Limerick, and the country’s only refinery at Whitegate, near Cork, which processes imported oil to meet 40% of Ireland’s fuel demand.
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