Sudan rejected Iran’s proposal to establish a naval base
A report indicates that Tehran offered Khartoum a warship capable of carrying and flying helicopters from its deck to persuade Sudan to provide a permanent naval base to the Islamic Republic of Iran on the Red Sea coast, but Sudan rejected this proposal.
The American newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, March 4, citing Ahmed Hassan Mohammed, an intelligence advisor to Sudan’s military leader, that Iran also offered Khartoum the incentive of providing suicide drones to Sudan in exchange for the privilege of operating in the Sudanese military base, to be used in the battle between the country’s army and rebel forces.
This Sudanese official added that the Iranians told us they would use this base in Sudan for intelligence gathering.
Having a naval base on the Red Sea coast would enable Tehran to have greater control over the busy maritime route, even in situations where Iran-backed rebels attack international commercial ships.