Sudan, which has been drenched in a very violent civil war since 2023, has denounced a new set of US sanctions related to the war.
- Sudan has rejected new US sanctions imposed over allegations of chemical weapons use during its ongoing civil war.
- Sudan claims the sanctions are politically motivated and not supported by credible evidence or recognized international investigations.
- The new US measures include denial of loans, stricter export controls, and suspension of Sudanese airlines’ US operations, but exclude humanitarian aid.
- Sudan insists it abides by the Chemical Weapons Convention and is willing to cooperate with international bodies to investigate the allegations.
The US sanctions rejected by the Northern African country are based on claims that Sudan used chemical weapons sometime during its ongoing conflict.
Sudan claimed that the sanctions were politically motivated and lacked reliable proof.
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Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Washington violated the Chemical Weapons Convention processes by relying on unproven assertions rather than using globally recognized investigation systems.
The new sanctions went into effect on July 20 after the United States determined that Sudan had not completed the requirements necessary under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 to avoid further penalties.
As seen in Asharq Al-Awsat, under the new sanctions, Sudan will be denied loans and financial or technical assistance from the United States
The US will also impose tighter export controls and suspend Sudanese state-owned or state-controlled airlines’ operating privileges in the United States.
Humanitarian aid, along with some commodities and technology, remains excluded.
Khartoum has consistently distanced itself from the US’s allegations since they were originally reported in the media, citing unnamed
Washington first declared in May 2025 that the Sudanese military had used chemical weapons during the 2024 conflict with the Rapid Support Forces.
Initial sanctions were imposed in June, but US authorities did not reveal the particular chemical weapon used or where the purported incident happened.
U.S. authorities contend that Sudan breached its commitments under international law and failed to take the essential procedures to avert heavier punishment.
Sudanese officials continue to refute the charges, claiming they are not backed by an independent investigation or OPCW conclusions.
The country stated that it does not develop, store, or deploy chemical weapons and reiterated its commitment to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which includes submitting the requisite statements to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
Sudan also stated that it is still prepared to work with the United States and relevant international entities to technically verify the claims and handle any lingering issues
Recently, fresh sanctions were placed on the Sudanese gold trade by the European Union (EU), as a result of the same war the US referenced.
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The sanctions were imposed by European Union ministers on the 13th of July, as Sudan marked the fourth anniversary of its civil war.
The sanctions include an import embargo on the country’s gold, a prohibition on providing cyanide and mercury to the war-torn nation, and stiffer limits on selling Sudanese gold within EU nations.
These limitations are part of the European Union’s efforts to limit business entities that may exacerbate Sudan’s internal strife, which has been ongoing since 2023.
This is the bloc’s first fresh punitive actions against this often-overlooked dispute in some months.
Prior to this, the Union imposed penalties on particular persons linked with the various groups participating in the conflict.
