Diplomatic Sources: Secret Meetings Between Trump Adviser and Sudanese Islamists in Three Countries

Diplomatic sources said Washington, London and Brussels have adopted a new approach toward Sudanese Islamists aimed at engagement rather than exclusion from the political process, in exchange for political concessions, to prevent potential alignment with Iran over Red Sea security.

They said the shift reflects a belief that exclusion could drive Islamist actors toward alternative channels that may destabilize the situation.

The sources added that British envoy Crowder, UN envoy Pekka Haavisto, and officials from the U.S. State Department are involved in the file, and that meetings were held with Islamist leaders in countries including Türkiye, Qatar and Switzerland.

In a separate development, U.S. presidential adviser for African and Arab affairs Massad Boulos said he met UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell during the Oslo Forum, where they discussed prospects for lasting peace in Sudan and Libya, as well as strengthening security in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, stressing the United Kingdom’s role as a key partner in regional stability.