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Eric Lob, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University

Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks

Members of the Sudanese Armed Forces on Aug. 14, 2023. AFP via Getty Images

Iran’s role in funding and arming proxy groups in the Middle East has been well documented and has gotten extra attention since the Hamas-led attack in Israel in October 2023. Similarly, Tehran’s arms shipments to Russia are well known and have prompted complaints and sanctions from the West.

But Tehran has received little coverage of its military intervention in another deadly conflict: Sudan’s civil war.

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