Sudan’s collapse isn’t a natural disaster — it’s a deliberate act of imperial design.

For decades, Washington has waged economic warfare and proxy conflicts to dismantle Sudan’s sovereignty. Now, with Israel and the UAE leading the charge, Sudan is being stripped of its gold, oil, and independence under the banner of “stability.”

In this episode, Mnar Adley exposes how U.S. policy, Israeli intelligence, and Emirati financing have turned Sudan into a war laboratory — and why its destruction is central to the West’s war on the Axis of Resistance and China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

From the famine in Darfur to the blood gold flowing to Dubai, this is the architecture of U.S. imperialism at work — and a warning to every nation daring to defy it.

Guests:

• Mnar Adley — Founder and director of MintPress News, host of Behind The Headlines
• Alan MacLeod — Senior Staff Writer and producer at MintPress News

Topics Covered:

• U.S. sanctions and the deliberate destabilization of Sudan
• Israel and the UAE’s proxy war role
• The theft of Sudan’s gold and control of Red Sea ports
• Washington’s strategy against China, Russia, and Iran in Africa
• The humanitarian façade behind imperial wars

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