Iran is once again accused of playing a deadly role in yet another conflict, this time by supplying attack drones to one of the sides in the predominantly Muslim country of Sudan’s deadly civil war – drones that indiscriminately kill women and children.
The war, now in its fourth year, has by some accounts killed as many as 400,000 since the conflict began on April 15, 2023. More than 11 million people have been displaced, sparking the world’s worst displacement crisis.
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The drone “Mohajer 6” is displayed during the exhibition on the achievements of Iran’s defense industry, on August 23, 2023 in Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
The State Department has spoken out against the use of drones against civilians in the ongoing war in Sudan, with the SAF reportedly using Iranian drones on a large scale against the population. An Iranian woman is also in federal custody in California after being arrested earlier this month over an alleged plot to supply Sudan with more Iranian drones.
Documented cases show that both the SAF and the rebel militia they are fighting, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are increasingly using drones against civilians.
Wahba said that “at least seven cargo flights traveled between Iran and Sudan between December 2023 and July 2024, likely carrying drones and parts. On April 19, an Iranian-born American resident was arrested at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) for allegedly brokering a $70 million deal to supply Mohajer-6 systems and other hardware to the Sudanese Ministry of Defense, indicating that the transfers are likely ongoing are.
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Patients with their malnourished children in the nutrition department of the pediatric center of the Port Sudan Children’s Teaching Hospital, in Port Sudan, Sudan, on Monday, October 328, 2024. Millions of dollars in weapons, fuel and drones flowing through Port Sudan have given the country’s military the upper hand in the world’s deadliest war, as Tehran and Moscow push for military bases on the Red Sea. (Eduardo Soteras/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
News of the Iranian drone plot in the US was first announced by Bill Essayli, First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, in a post on rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan.”
The post was accompanied by photos of Iranian drones and an image of what appeared to be a suitcase filled with dollar bills.
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“The Mohajer-6 is a reusable platform used for surveillance and precision strikes,” Wahba added. “It can hang around, gather intelligence and return.”
A special unit of the Iranian Navy known as Takavaran stands guard at the Iranian Kharg supply ship docked in the Sudanese city of Port Sudan on the Red Sea on October 31, 2012. The visit of two Iranian naval vessels to Sudan reflects strong ties between the countries. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images)
United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric condemned the recent drone attacks in Sudan. He told reporters: “A UN refugee agency (UNHCR) aid truck carrying emergency shelter packages was attacked by a drone on Friday (April 24) while passing through the town of Umm Drisaya in North Darfur state. All supplies were destroyed in the fire.
Dujarric added: “The second incident occurred on Saturday (April 25) when a drone reportedly caused casualties in residential areas of El Obeid city, North Kordofan state. According to a local medical group, seven people were killed and more than 20 were injured.”
Patients are photographed in one of the rooms of the Saudi hospital in Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city, on March 20, 2025, as most hospitals and schools in the Sudanese capital and its surroundings are no longer functioning due to the ongoing war that broke out in April 2023. (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images)
“These are ordinary families in their homes, caught in violence that continues to reach civilian neighborhoods,” Dujarric said. “We condemn all these attacks.”
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The State Department spokesperson added: “To safeguard U.S. interests, including protecting religious freedom in Sudan, U.S. efforts seek to limit malign Islamist influence in the Sudanese government and curtail Iran’s regional activities that have contributed to regional destabilization, conflict and civilian suffering.”
