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Trump tariff threat casts long shadow over Kenya-Iran trade

President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office. [AFP]

A threat by US President Donald Trump to impose a 25 per cent tariff on any nation trading with Iran has thrown Kenya’s strategic push into the Middle East into disarray, forcing Nairobi to choose between a resurgent tea market and vital access to American consumers. 

The warning, posted by Trump on his Truth Social platform on Monday, targets countries conducting business with the Islamic Republic, calling the order “final and conclusive.”  

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