Catherine Cheney refers to a suspected Israeli airstrike on a munitions factory in Khartoum, Sudan. She quotes Katherine Zimmerman from the American Enterprise Institute:
“Sudan has served as Iran’s toehold on the African continent and has provided sanctuary to Iranian proxy groups, as well as al-Qaida operatives, and serves as a key conduit for Iran’s arms smuggling network supporting Hamas in Gaza…..”
If Israel did in fact conduct the reported airstrike in Khartoum, [Zimmerman] said, it could be an early indicator of escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran….
via WPR Article | Sudan May Become Hot Spot for Iran-Israel Tensions.
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