{"id":20055881,"date":"2023-10-12T15:14:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20055881"},"modified":"2024-01-11T16:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T15:39:37","slug":"sudan-iran-reconciliation-raises-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-iran-reconciliation-raises-concerns","title":{"rendered":"Sudan-Iran reconciliation raises concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sudan\u2019s foreign ministry announced it renewed diplomatic relations with Iran, in a joint statement on Monday. In an exclusive interview with Radio Dabanga, Sudanese political science professor Salah El Doma warns that this move reflects \u201cEl Burhan’s pursuit of resources and weaponry, amid concerns about legitimacy\u201d. The two nations agreed to \u201cstrengthen ties\u201d and to reopen embassies between the two nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salah El Doma, a Sudanese university professor of political science, asserted that the revival of Sudanese-Iranian relations “is part of El Burhan’s pursuit of financial resources and weaponry to sustain the conflict against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with Radio Dabanga, El Doma said that the El Burhan regime, which he called \u201can extension of the ‘salvation regime<\/a>\u2019\u201d, grapples with a fundamental legitimacy issue, \u201cdesperately seeking any means to gain it\u201d. He emphasised that the El Burhan government \u201cis aware it lacks approval from the Sudanese people, the regional, and international communities\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The professor characterised El Burhan and his regime as ‘political psychopaths’ with an \u201cinsatiable desire to maintain power at any cost, even at the expense of obtaining recognition\u201d. He described Sudan\u2019s engagement with Iran as a \u201cpursuit of financial resources and weaponry\u201d, noting that this relationship will provide them with some loans, \u201cbut at very high interests\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudan-Iran relations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a joint statement<\/a> on Monday, Sudan and Iran announced their decision to restore diplomatic relations, marking the end of a seven-year hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe two sides agreed to deepen their ties in different areas that would serve the interests of both nations and would be conducive to regional stability\u201d, the statement explained. \u201cThey also agreed to take necessary measures to reopen their embassies in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khartoum had severed ties with Tehran<\/a> in 2016, triggered by Iranian protesters storming the Saudi Arabian embassy in Iran. This unrest had occurred shortly after the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and 46 others by the Saudi government, leading to widespread protests and the rupture of Saudi-Iranian relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Associated Press<\/em><\/a>, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Sudanese counterpart, Ali El Sadig, convened in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku in July. The event represented \u201cthe first known high-level meeting between the two countries since 2016\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After my recent discussions with Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister, Mr. Ali Sadig Ali, on the sidelines of the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) meeting in Baku, we resolved to reinstate diplomatic ties between Sudan and Iran. The process was successfully concluded on Monday, and the embassies of both countries will soon reopen in their respective capitals”, the Iranian FA minister shared on X<\/em><\/a> (formerly Twitter<\/em>) on Monday.<\/p>\n