The United States has begun a new mediation push in Sudan after President Donald Trump agreed to intervene at the request of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Trump confirmed that the crown prince raised the issue during their meeting at the White House, prompting his team to begin work on the crisis within half an hour.
At a major investment conference in Riyadh attended by senior Saudi officials, Trump said Washington would coordinate closely with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and other regional powers to try to halt Sudan’s escalating violence and stabilise the country. He described Sudan as the world’s most violent conflict zone and the largest humanitarian emergency, marked by severe shortages of food, medicine, and basic supplies.
Trump reiterated this message online, saying the situation demanded urgent international action.
Sudan has been engulfed in war since 2023, when fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces amid a stalled transition to civilian governance. The conflict has fuelled ethnic killings, mass displacement, and deep foreign interference, leaving millions without access to essential services.
Saudi Arabia views a resolution as strategically vital due to Sudan’s long coastline facing the kingdom across the Red Sea. According to sources cited by Reuters, Riyadh believes Trump’s personal involvement could help break the diplomatic deadlock, pointing to his recent mediation in the Gaza ceasefire as evidence of his influence.
Trump said the crown prince appealed to his sense of responsibility as a global mediator and urged him to make Sudan a priority, given the scale of the humanitarian disaster and the risks of further regional destabilisation.
