WPR Article | Sudan May Become Hot Spot for Iran-Israel Tensions

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….

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Here’s The Real Reason The Price Of Crude Oil Is So Strong

This month’s decoupling of oil from other risk assets, could be foretelling skittishness over recent events in Iran and Syria (where a growing chorus is calling for action against Assad’s brutality), and even over today’s report from the AFP that thousands of Kuwaitis stormed parliament after demanding the prime minister’s resignation.

Additionally, borderline hostile rhetoric towards Iran after a recent explosion at a missile base is putting more focus on their tensions with Israel…..

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