The relationship between Kenya and Iran shall remain solid amid an ongoing rift in the Middle East that has sucked in the US.
On Tuesday, Iran fired missiles at US bases in Iraq, although no American was reported dead. They were revenging the death of Gen Qassem Soleimani.
Kenya is a key ally of the United States in East Africa and there were concerns that Tehran could be targeting Washington allies.
Dr Tohid Afzali, the Iranian Embassy Head of the Political Department, argued that Tehran has beef with the US military and will target them.
And while he argued that the US military was the only entity they will target, he claimed his country will protect the “long history” of relations with Kenya.
Iran is one of the biggest export for Kenyan coffee until US imposed sanctions on Tehran in 2017.
According to the official, Iran only target remains the US military, adding that members of the public are party to the crisis.
“The Iranian retaliation and harsh revenge is its reserved right, according to the UN Charter, Chapter 51.
“Our target is the US military, not even US civilians. Because if we don’t, they will continue murdering people. The idea that we will retaliate by targeting other countries is mere propaganda,” he said.
The Iranian officials argued they have no problem with Nairobi.
“In our history, we have had very nice friendly and diplomatic relations of more than fifty years with Kenya. This kind of situation cannot overshadow Iran-Kenya relations."