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An exclusive video circulating among intelligence sources shows a Sudanese army officer addressing a crowd during the country's ongoing civil war. In the speech, he openly threatens Israel and expresses solidarity with Iran against the United States and its allies.
At first glance, such rhetoric might appear to be the product of wartime propaganda. It is not.
The video reveals something far more troubling: the survival of Iran's ideological and proxy doctrine inside elements aligned with Sudan's armed forces. Even as Iran faces economic strain and growing regional pressure, the strategic model it developed over decades — cultivating ideological allies and proxy networks — continues to spread.
Sudan's civil war may now be providing fertile ground for its revival.
An Iran-aligned ideological current emerging inside a national army positioned along the Red Sea would represent a major shift in the region's security landscape.
Iran's power may rise or fall. Sanctions may weaken its economy. Regional alliances may shift -- but Tehran's most enduring weapon has never been its army.
It has been its doctrine.
Sudan's civil war may now be giving that doctrine a dangerous new battlefield.
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At first glance, such rhetoric might appear to be the product of wartime propaganda. It is not.
The video reveals something far more troubling: the survival of Iran's ideological and proxy doctrine inside elements aligned with Sudan's armed forces. Even as Iran faces economic strain and growing regional pressure, the strategic model it developed over decades — cultivating ideological allies and proxy networks — continues to spread.
Sudan's civil war may now be providing fertile ground for its revival.
An Iran-aligned ideological current emerging inside a national army positioned along the Red Sea would represent a major shift in the region's security landscape.
Iran's power may rise or fall. Sanctions may weaken its economy. Regional alliances may shift -- but Tehran's most enduring weapon has never been its army.
It has been its doctrine.
Sudan's civil war may now be giving that doctrine a dangerous new battlefield.
Iran's New Proxy: Sudan
The video reveals something far more troubling: the survival of Iran's ideological and proxy doctrine inside elements aligned with Sudan's armed forces. Sudan's war, unfortunately, is no longer simply a domestic struggle for power. The war instead has
