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Iran Enhancing Naval Base in Port Sudan
(INEGMA) Daniel Wagner and Giorgio Cafiero - In 2008, Iran and Sudan signed a military cooperation agreement and in May 2013 the pace and scope of the construction of Iranian naval and logistical bases in Port Sudan were enhanced remarkably. Sudan has become an extension of Iran's proxy war against Israel, allowing Iran to use Sudanese territory as a staging ground for arms shipments to Gaza and Lebanon via the Red Sea and Egyptian Sinai, in addition to Khartoum's support for Hamas and other militant Palestinian groups.