The United States has raised the stick without the carrot this time in the face of the Sudanese government to deter it politically, urge it to return to the negotiating table with the RSF, reveal information about the development of its military relationship with both Russia and Iran, and impose new sanctions on a senior military commander in the Sudanese army.
The US State Department confirmed on Thursday that the Sudanese military has prioritized the purchase of drones from Russia and Iran over the pursuit of peace.
Observers believe that al-Burhan and the military council leaders understood the US outreach to them in previous periods as an openness that allows them to do anything, including boycotting US-sponsored meetings, as was the case with the Geneva meeting, and not cooperating with the Jeddah process.
While the administration of US President Joe Biden has tolerated the military’s method of evading negotiations and the obstacles it puts in front of US efforts, the Sudanese military leadership does not seem to appreciate that military ties with Russia and Iran are taboo.
Washington imposed sanctions on General Mirghani Idris Suleiman, the director general of the Sudanese army’s defense industries system, who is known to be directly responsible for financing the war effort and is close to army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Sudanese reports stated that the US position indicates a clear shift from the de facto government in Port Sudan, after the army received numerous accusations that it is the main obstacle to achieving peace in the country, as it seeks to escalate rather than stop the war.
Al-Arab Newspaper