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Iran war threatens Kenya’s Sh700bn Gulf trade
People hold placards with pictures of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a protest against Israel and the US strikes on Iran, following the killing of Ali Khamenei in Sanaa, Yemen on March 1, 2026.
The widening conflict in the Middle East in the wake of joint US-Israel strikes against Iran has put Kenya's trade worth over Sh700 billion at risk, with ramifications for inflation on costly fuel.
The strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, sparking chaos as Iran retaliated with attacks on Gulf cities, airlines halted flights and tankers carrying oil and other products suspended transit through the key Strait of Hormuz.
