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Sudan: Iran war prompts 'massive' food and fuel price hikes

Deutsche Welle · · 816 words · By Mark Hallam
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Aid officials gathered in Berlin for a conference on Sudan warned that the war in Iran and the wider Middle East has put even greater strain on the supply of food and fuel.”
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Multiple web sources (Middle East Eye, Reuters, BBC) confirm Sudanese food/fuel supply strain linked to Middle East conflicts. Wikipedia entries on Horn of Africa conflict and Iran-Sudan relations provide contextual support.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abdalla Hamdok Al-Kinani (also transliterated Abdallah, Hamdouk, AlKinani; Arabic: عبدالله حمدوك الكناني, romanized: ʻAbd Allāh Ḥamdūk al-Kinānī; born 1 January 1956) is a Sudanese public administrato…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdalla_Hamdok
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Horn of Africa conflict, also known as the Saudi-United Arab Emirates feud, refers to several interconnected conflicts and regional alliances in the Horn of Africa, that developed in the early 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_of_Africa_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mediterranean and Middle East theatre, also known as the Mediterranean Theater of War, was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War. The vast size of the theatre saw interconnecte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_…
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“Prices for food and fuel are rising rapidly, and the country is also dependent on the Gulf region for deliveries of fertilizer.”
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Web results mention Gulf investors purchasing Sudanese farmland but do not explicitly confirm fertilizer dependency. Evidence lacks direct correlation to the claim's specifics.
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web search NEUTRAL — Investors from largelyfood-insecureGulfcountries are increasingly buying vast swaths of fertile land irrigated bytheNile River inSudanto grow ...
https://waterjournalistsafrica.com/2019/05/land-grabbing-and…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investors from largelyfood-insecureGulfcountries are increasingly buying vast swaths of fertile land irrigated bytheNile River inSudanto grow ...
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/land-grabbing-and-its-imp…
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web search NEUTRAL — ...forIndustry, CommerceandSupplies Shyam Sundar Gupta Monday said thatthepricerevision istheonly alternative to ensurethesmooth supply of ...
http://theoildrum.com/node/4400
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“Some 19 million people in Sudan are already at risk of acute hunger amid an entrenched internal conflict that has displaced more than 11 million people.”
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UN News, Sudan Tribune, and Wikipedia confirm displacement and hunger crises. Numbers align with claim (11.5M displaced vs 11M cited).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government controlled by the Sudan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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“The Iran war has caused 'massive' price rises, with fuel up to 80% more expensive and basic foodstuffs like wheat up to 70% more expensive.”
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Wikipedia entries discuss Iran-Sudan relations but lack specific data on price increases. No direct evidence of 80% fuel or 70% food price hikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran–Sudan relations have seen greater intervention by Iran following the Sudanese civil war (2023–present). In 2016, Sudan cut off all diplomatic relations with Iran due to tensions between Saudi Ara…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_intervention_in_Sudan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran–Sudan relations refers to diplomatic, economic and military relations between Sudan and Iran. Sudan maintained good relations with Iran both under the shah and for decades under the Islamic Repub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Sudan_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of wars involving the Islamic Republic of Iran, excluding its predecessor states. It is an unfinished historical overview.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Iran
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“Sudan's diesel comes from the Gulf region, with deliveries severely impeded by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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No relevant sources found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm diesel supply dependency or Hormuz disruptions.
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“The UN's World Food Program (WFP) deputy head warned that Sudan's fertilizer supply comes from the Persian Gulf and faces access issues.”
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No sources confirm fertilizer supply origins or access issues in Persian Gulf region.
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“Sudanese agriculture depends on Nile river irrigation requiring fuel, raising concerns about future food access.”
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No evidence found linking Nile irrigation to fuel dependency or food access concerns.
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“The UN reported nearly 700 civilian deaths in drone strikes in Sudan since January.”
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No sources confirm UN-reported civilian deaths from drone strikes in Sudan.
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“Drone strikes are responsible for nearly 80% of child casualties in Sudan, according to UNICEF.”
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No sources confirm UNICEF data on child casualties from drone strikes.
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“Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported two deaths and 56 injuries from Sudanese Armed Forces drone attacks in Darfur.”
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No sources confirm MSF-reported casualties from Sudanese Armed Forces drone attacks.
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“The RSF militia traces its origins to the Janjaweed militia responsible for atrocities in Darfur.”
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“The RSF controls most of southern and western Sudan, while the Sudanese military controls the north and east.”
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“The UN warns that donors have provided only 16% of the required funding for Sudan's aid projects in 2026.”
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“France, Germany, the UK, the US, the EU, and the African Union organized a Berlin conference on Sudan's third anniversary of war.”
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