U.S.-Iran Talks Raise Hope of Relief After Two Kenya-Bound Fuel Tankers Hit

U.S.-Iran negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz crisis are progressing, raising hopes that oil shipments will resume as Kenya’s reserves remain low. Two tankers carrying petroleum products to Mombasa were hit by drones, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority Director General Edward Mwirigi Kinyua told a National Assembly committee; their cargo remained safe despite engine damage. U.S. envoy Tom Barrack said Washington wanted a peace deal, but mistrust between the United States and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard was undermining negotiations. Continued instability in the strait could increase shipping costs and fuel prices in Kenya.