# Washington’s diplomacy in Sudan has backfired

https://mins.news/en/item/83378

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 11:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/2/washingtons-diplomacy-in-sudan-has-backfired?traffic_source=rss

> Washington’s campaign to isolate Sudan’s army has instead isolated the United States and pushed a ceasefire further away. The article argues that sanctions, a proposed nationwide arms embargo and making General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s UN attendance conditional on signing a ceasefire have left Washington in a diplomatic corner, while fighting continues.

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