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Iran war derails talks on Sh5.6bn Kenya tea deal
Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran in Tehran, Iran on March 2, 2026.
Talks between Kenya and Iran on the resumption of tea exports have been thrown into uncertainty as the US-Israeli war against Tehran widened on Monday and looked set to last for weeks.
The two countries had established a joint committee to remove trade obstacles and lift the ban on Kenyan tea exports to Iran worth nearly Sh5 billion.
