Iran-US conflict disrupts Sudan's farming as civil war deepens food crisis

Sudanese farmers are warning that US-Iran shipping lane disruptions are raising fuel and fertilizer costs, forcing cutbacks in summer planting as the country battles an ongoing civil war between the army and RSF paramilitary forces. The combination of regional conflict, domestic war, and supply chain collapse threatens food production in a nation already experiencing severe instability. Sudan's agricultural sector, critical to both domestic food security and regional supply chains, faces collapse without resolution of either conflict. The crisis reflects how Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions amplify humanitarian emergencies in adjacent regions.