Iran’s top security official calls for establishing peace, stability in Sudan

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian has emphasized the need for establishing peace and stability in Sudan, rejecting any foreign interference in the country.

Ahmadian made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Ahmed al-Sharif in the capital Tehran on Tuesday.

The two sides discussed important bilateral relations as well as the latest regional and international developments.

“We want peace in Sudan and an end to violence and war. We are saddened and distressed by the suffering of the Sudanese people,” Ahmadian said as he welcomed the Sudanese foreign minister and the accompanying delegation.

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He went on to say that Iran-Sudan relations are historical and deep-rooted, adding that the Islamic Republic has always “witnessed revolutionary and anti-Zionist and anti-Western positions from Sudan.”

Ahmadian underscored the necessity of developing bilateral relations, saying, “All Sudanese people are Muslims and our brothers, but foreign interference has prevented the establishment of unity and peace in Sudan.”

“We support the official government of Sudan, which is supported by the majority of the Sudanese people, and we hope that the root of evil is eradicated in Sudan as soon as possible,” he added.

Iran’s top security official further noted that “the presence of the Zionist regime wherever it is, is the source of evil and mischief,” while referring to Israeli-Western interference in Muslim countries.

Ahmadian also said part of the internal conflicts in Sudan is the cost of supporting the oppressed Palestinian people, but, the Sudanese nation has remained steadfast and loyal to this cause.

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Sharif, for his part, stated that his country is seeking long-term and friendly strategic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

He also said the ongoing conflict in Sudan has “a foreign root” that is being carried out with the aim of dividing the country and plundering its wealth.

“We are under the conspiracy of the Israeli regime in West Asia and East Africa,” the Sudanese foreign minister said.

Sharif further hailed Iran’s support for Sudan’s stability and integrity, saying the Sudanese army has succeeded in pushing back the insurgents from the occupied areas.

The Sudanese insurgents, known as Rapid Special Forces (RSF), began their insurgency in April 2023.

Their indiscriminate attacks against civilians based on ethnicity have resulted in the death of more than 28,000 people, forced millions to flee their homes and left some families eating grass in a desperate attempt to survive the famine that has swept parts of the country.

In recent weeks, the RSF forces have been losing ground to the Sudan military under the command of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

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