Iran has allayed fears of alleged plans to target Kenya amid an escalating war with the United States and Israel.
During a press briefing in Nairobi on Monday, Iranian Ambassador to Kenya Dr Ali Gholampour noted that Kenya does not provide a US military facility with the capability to attack Iran.
His assurance comes as Iran carries out multiple attacks across the Middle East in retaliation for strikes by the United States and Israel that killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other top government officials.
So far, Iran's missiles have hit the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, with the dangerous escalation having started after the United States of America and Israel attacked the country on Saturday and killed its top officials.
Ambassador Gholampour added that Kenya does not house a U.S. military installation of enough strategic importance to justify an assault.
The Iranian Ambassador to Kenya, while condemning the attacks by the US and Israel, said Kenya is not in its crosshairs.
"This country does not provide a US military facility with a magnitude to attack Iran," he said.
He termed the Saturday morning attacks as cowardly against Iran, terming it "a fragrant violation of international peace and stability"
He further stated that Iran, as a State, has a right to self-defence, warning that the United States and Israel shall bear full responsibility for the aftermath.
"You have opened a door that you cannot close," he warned, calling on the United Nations to call an end to the escalation.
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates all announced at least partial closures of their skies after Saturday's strikes.
Meanwhile, Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways, has suspended its flights to Dubai and Sharjah until further notice.
Source: Citizen digital
During a press briefing in Nairobi on Monday, Iranian Ambassador to Kenya Dr Ali Gholampour noted that Kenya does not provide a US military facility with the capability to attack Iran.
His assurance comes as Iran carries out multiple attacks across the Middle East in retaliation for strikes by the United States and Israel that killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other top government officials.
So far, Iran's missiles have hit the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, with the dangerous escalation having started after the United States of America and Israel attacked the country on Saturday and killed its top officials.
Ambassador Gholampour added that Kenya does not house a U.S. military installation of enough strategic importance to justify an assault.
The Iranian Ambassador to Kenya, while condemning the attacks by the US and Israel, said Kenya is not in its crosshairs.
"This country does not provide a US military facility with a magnitude to attack Iran," he said.
He termed the Saturday morning attacks as cowardly against Iran, terming it "a fragrant violation of international peace and stability"
He further stated that Iran, as a State, has a right to self-defence, warning that the United States and Israel shall bear full responsibility for the aftermath.
"You have opened a door that you cannot close," he warned, calling on the United Nations to call an end to the escalation.
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates all announced at least partial closures of their skies after Saturday's strikes.
Meanwhile, Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways, has suspended its flights to Dubai and Sharjah until further notice.
Source: Citizen digital
