Here is the only sentence in this story where Iran is mentioned.  “Sudan was believed to have served as a pipeline for Iran to supply weapons to Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.”  But the entire story is a message to Iran—Normal countries are at peace, and peace is a good thing.  GDP goes up.  Life expectancy increases.  There are so many positive indicators for countries in the Middle East who turn from violence and terrorism and conflict.  See “Sudanese officials: Diplomatic deal with Israel is near,” Josef Federman and Samy Madgy, AP, October 22, 2020.

“Iran Tests Home-Made Air Defence System,” Bourse & Bazaar, AFP, October 22, 2020.

“The video and email campaign U.S. officials say Iran used to intimidate voters,” Nick Schifrin, PBS News Hour, October 22, 2020.

“Treasury sanctions Iran’s ambassador to Iraq,” Celine Castronuovo, The Hill, October 22, 2020.  He’s no ordinary ambassador..  In fact, he looks like Qods.  “The Treasury Department on Thursday announced that it was sanctioning Iran’s ambassador to Iraq for his role in carrying out the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force’s (IRGC-QF) “destabilizing foreign agenda” in Iraq, according to a press release from the department. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets and Control said in the statement that Iraj Masjedi, a general in the Revolutionary Guard, “has directed or supported groups that are responsible for attacks that have killed and wounded U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq.” “The Iranian regime threatens Iraq’s security and sovereignty by appointing IRGC-QF officials as ambassadors in the region to carry out their destabilizing foreign agenda,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the press release.”