Kenya Dragged Into U.S.-Iran Row as Tehran Rejects Cost-of-Living Fears
The Middle East conflict has put the global economy in a chokehold, with countries globally piling pressure for the war to end...
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The Embassy of Iran in Nairobi has strongly refuted claims that a crisis in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to increased fuel prices in Kenya.
- The Embassy described reports of potential price hikes as "simply false and propaganda."
- Key parties involved are the Embassy of Iran, which issued the statement on March 27, and accusers cited as the US and Israel.
- The Embassy asserted that its nation is committed to facilitating maritime commerce and is exercising its right of self-defence, dismissing the claims as a propaganda effort by its adversaries.
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