Monday, 2 March 2026 - Iran has moved to calm fears
of alleged plans to target Kenya as tensions escalate with the United States
and Israel.
Speaking at a press briefing in Nairobi on Monday, Iranian
Ambassador to Kenya, Dr. Ali Gholampour, assured that Kenya does not host U.S.
military facilities of strategic importance that could justify an attack.
"This country does not provide a US military facility
with a magnitude to attack Iran," he said.
His remarks come as Iran launches retaliatory strikes across
the Middle East following attacks by the U.S and Israel that killed Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials.
Iranian missiles have so far hit the United Arab Emirates,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
Condemning the initial strikes, Ambassador Gholampour
described them as “a flagrant violation of international peace and
stability” and insisted Iran has the right to self‑defense.
“You have opened a door that you cannot close,” he
warned, urging the United Nations to intervene and halt the escalation.
The fallout has seen several countries, including Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Syria, Kuwait, and the UAE, partially close their airspace.
Kenya Airways has suspended flights to Dubai and Sharjah
until further notice.
President William Ruto condemned the missile strikes,
warning that regionalization of the conflict poses a grave threat to global
peace.
“At this defining and perilous moment, multilateral
institutions remain indispensable frameworks for resolving the crisis,” he
said.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has also issued a
travel advisory for Kenyans in or transiting through the Middle East.
Meanwhile, the UN Security Council held an emergency
meeting, with Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres cautioning that military
action in the region “carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no
one can control.”
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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