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Iran’s killer drones increase slaughter in Sudan amid world’s forgotten war
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Iran is once again being accused of playing a deadly role in yet another conflict, this time by supplying attack drones to one of the sides in the predominantly Muslim nation of Sudan’s deadly civil war — drones that are indiscriminately killing women and children.
The war, now in its fourth year, has, according to some accounts, seen as many as 400,000 deaths since the conflict began on April 15, 2023. More than 11 million have been displaced, giving rise to the worst displacement crisis in the world.
Mariam Wahba, research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) told Fox News Digital that, «Iran has supplied the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) with drones, specifically the Mohajer-6, manufactured by Qods Aviation Industries, a U.S.-sanctioned entity, since 2013.»
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The «Mohajer 6» drone is displayed during Iran’s defense industry achievements exhibition, on August 23, 2023 in Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
The State Department has hit out against the use of drones against civilians in the ongoing war in Sudan, with the SAF alleged to use Iranian drones widely against the population. An Iranian woman is also in federal custody in California after being arrested earlier this month for an alleged plot to supply Sudan with more Iranian drones.
Documented cases show both the SAF and the rebel militia they are fighting, the Rapid Support Forces, (RSF), are increasingly using drones against civilians.
Wahba said that «between Dec. 2023 and July 2024, at least seven cargo flights traveled between Iran and Sudan, likely transporting drones and component parts. On April 19, an Iranian-born U.S. resident was arrested at LAX (Los Angeles International airport) for allegedly brokering a $70 million deal to supply Mohajer-6 systems and other hardware to Sudan’s Ministry of Defense, indicating the transfers are likely ongoing.»
A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, «We are greatly concerned about the proliferation of drone warfare by the parties (in Sudan), and the impact this has on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Recently we have seen RSF and SAF drones destroy hospitals and schools, killing civilians.»
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Patients with their malnourished children at the nutrition ward of the Pediatric Center of the Port Sudan Children’s Teaching Hospital, in Port Sudan, Sudan, on Monday, Oct. 328, 2024. Millions of dollars worth of weapons, fuel and drones flowing through Port Sudan have given the country’s army the upper hand in the world’s deadliest war, as Tehran and Moscow jockey for military bases on the Red Sea. (Eduardo Soteras/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
News of the Iran drone plot in the U.S. was first announced by Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, in a post on X, April 19, «Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for trafficking arms on behalf of the government of Iran. She is charged with a violation of 50 U.S.C. § 1705 for brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan.»
The post was accompanied by photos of Iranian drones, and an image of what looked like a suitcase stuffed with dollar bills.
Ciaran McEvoy from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California told Fox News Digital that Mafi «remains in federal custody and her arraignment is scheduled for Friday, May 8 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.»
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Wahba told Fox News Digital that the Mohajer-6 drone Iran is supplying to Sudan is «Iran’s workhorse drone», adding it’s the system used in attacks on Israel and the Red Sea by Hezbollah and the Houthis.
«The Mohajer-6 is a reusable platform used for surveillance and precision strikes,» Wahba added. It can loiter, collect intelligence and return.»
An Iranian navy special forces known as Takavaran stands guard near the Iranian Kharg replenishment ship docked in the Red Sea Sudanese town of Port Sudan on Oct. 31, 2012. The visit of two Iranian naval ships to Sudan reflects strong ties between the countries, (Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images)
The State Department told Fox News Digital of wider concerns: «Islamist groups aligned with the SAF have formed relationships with the Iranian regime and have received assistance from Iran. We’ve sanctioned a number of these groups, including the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, who used unrestrained violence against civilians and undermined efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan. Many of the group’s fighters have received training and other support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and have committed atrocities against civilians.»
United Nations spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, condemned the recent drone attacks in Sudan. He told reporters: «An aid truck from the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) that was carrying emergency shelter kits came under attack by a drone on Friday (April 24) while transiting through the town of Umm Drisaya in North Darfur state. All supplies were destroyed in the fire.»
Dujarric added: «The second incident occurred on Saturday (April 25) when a drone reportedly caused casualties in residential neighborhoods of El Obeid city, North Kordofan state. Seven people were killed and over 20 injured, according to a local medical group.»
Patients are pictured in one of the rooms of the Saudi hospital in Khartoum’s twin-city Omdurman on March 20, 2025 as most hospitals and schools no longer function in the Sudanese capital and its environs due to the ongoing war which broke out in April 2023. (Ebrahim Hamid / AFP via Getty Images)
«These are ordinary families in their homes, caught in violence that continues to reach civilian neighborhoods,» said Dujarric. «We condemn all of these attacks.»
Ricardo Pires, communication manager for the children’s agency UNICEF, told Fox News Digital: «For children in Sudan, the sound of a drone is yet another dreadful signal to hide and hope they are not harmed next. Across Darfur and Kordofan, drones and other explosive weapons are turning streets, hospitals and schools into places of danger and death. This is not just a protection threat for children. It is childhood being attacked by new forms of warfare.»
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The State Department spokesperson added, «In order to safeguard U.S. interests, to include the protection of religious freedom in Sudan, U.S. efforts seek to limit malign Islamist influence in Sudan’s government and curtail Iran’s regional activities, which have contributed to regional destabilization, conflict and civilian suffering.»
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Starmer in ‘seismic’ crisis, UK defense chief quits before high-stakes Trump NATO summit
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U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned Thursday after clashing with Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government over military spending, dealing the British leader a setback weeks before a critical NATO summit to include President Donald Trump.
Healey’s departure stemmed from a dispute over the delayed Defense Investment Plan (DIP) — the government’s long-promised roadmap for military investment and readiness — and as NATO allies face renewed pressure from Trump to boost defense spending.
«John Healey’s resignation is a seismic moment for the government and the Ministry of Defense,» Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Senior Associate Fellow Ed Arnold told Fox News Digital.
«For the government, it creates a sequence of political headaches in terms of a replacement, and trying to get the Defense Investment Plan published.»
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Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey speaks with British and Norwegian naval personnel at the unveiling of the Atlantic Bastion programme in Portsmouth, Britain, on Dec. 4, 2025. (Peter Nicholls/Pool via Reuters)
Healey had been in intense, late-stage negotiations with Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves over the scale and timelines of the DIP.
Starmer reportedly refused to set out a timeline to reach 3.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense by 2035 — a promise he made to Trump at last year’s NATO summit — and would not commit to a firm date for reaching 3%.
Instead, Starmer offered Healey a deal to spend 2.68% of GDP on defense by 2030, up only marginally from 2.6% next year, Reuters reported.
«You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country,» Healey wrote to Starmer in his resignation letter, warning that the financial constraints would «make the country less safe,» the outlet reported.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose with NATO country leaders during the NATO Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Ben Stansall/Pool via Reuters)
«If the delay to the Defense Investment Plan was already undermining the government’s credibility on defense, John Healey’s resignation has blown a hole in its side,» Professor Kevin Rowlands of the RUSI defense and security think tank told Fox News Digital.
«The immediate consequence is not just political embarrassment for No. 10, but a significant loss of planning certainty at a time when the British Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense, and industry really need clarity on what will be funded, and when,» he added.
The political fallout is expected to reverberate across the Atlantic, where Washington has increased pressure on European allies to fulfill their defense obligations. Trump has frequently criticized NATO alliance members as «free riders.»
On June 3, Secretary of State Marco Rubio also told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the upcoming Ankara summit would be the «most important meeting» in NATO’s history because there are some things «that need to be cleared up and fixed.»
He added, «The United States is still in the NATO alliance, and we’ll be there.»
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer increased the military presence in Cyprus following an Iranian drone strike early Monday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP via Getty Images))
However, U.S. officials have made it clear that patience is wearing thin.
«Ahead of next month’s NATO summit, POTUS has been clear: Allies must fulfil their commitment to spending 5% of GDP on defense,» U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker posted on X this week.
Furthermore, a U.S. official noted that a U.K. funding package far lower than 18 billion pounds ($23 billion) would send a highly «negative» signal to Trump ahead of the Ankara meeting, according to The Times.
Starmer has pledged to lift spending to 3% in the next Parliament but Healey’s exit has exposed that the current strategy leaves the U.K. lagging behind key allies. By comparison, Germany plans to spend 3.7% of its GDP on defense by 2030.
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«Healey knows the threats we face, he knows the capabilities and shortfalls the armed forces have, and if he believes that the financial settlement is not enough to keep the country safe — to the extent that he cannot honorably stay in post — then we are in trouble,» Rowlands added.
«While the impact will mainly be felt on Whitehall, the international implications are severe with a NATO summit just three weeks away,» Arnold noted.
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Mundial 2026: México inaugura la Copa bajo una fuerte tensión social, entre protestas y amenazas
México da inicio al Mundial 2026 bajo una fuerte tensión social que amenaza con ensombrecer la inauguración del torneo con protestas de maestros, agricultores y familiares de desaparecidos.
“Está todo bajo control”, dijo la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum, que planea en principio ver el partido entre la selección de México y Sudáfrica en el “Fan Fest” levantado en la tradicional plaza del Zócalo, en el centro histórico de la Ciudad de México.
Pero el control no está totalmente garantizado. Hasta allí, y a las mismas inmediaciones del estadio Azteca, prometen llevar sus protestas los maestros de un gremio disidente, campesinos en lucha y familiares de miles de desaparecidos por la ola de violencia que sacudió el país en las últimas décadas.
La situación es tan tensa que la propia mandataria dijo que, si las manifestaciones impiden utilizar la plaza para la transmisión en directo del partido inaugural, se prevén sedes alternativas en la capital.
“Si por alguna razón no se puede (usar) para el día de la inauguración el Zócalo, hay 18 sedes en la Ciudad de México que fueron planeadas con tiempo. Ya tomaré la decisión en su momento si lo vemos aquí o salgo a alguna de las 18 sedes”, dijo.
Sheinbaum no estará en el estadio para presenciar la inauguración del torneo. Sus detractores dicen que tiene miedo a recibir una silbatina generalizada como le sucedió el entonces presidente Miguel de la Madrid en la Copa de 1986. Pero las encuestas de popularidad dicen lo contrario. Su imagen positiva llega al 65,5%, según un sondeo de CB Global Data. En la región solo la supera el salvadoreño Nayib Bukele.
“No hemos renunciado a llegar al estadio”
Los maestros del gremio disidente Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) están en huelga desde hace una semana. Exigen un aumento salarial y la derogación de una ley de pensiones que consideran desfavorable.
En las últimas semanas realizaron varias protestas y movilizaciones, que incluyeron bloqueos de calles y la vandalización de estatuas de futbolistas de distintas selecciones que adornadan el tradicional Paseo de la Reforma bajo el espíritu de la Copa del Mundo.
La policía bloquea una avenida para prevenir una marcha de maestros hacia el Estadio Azteca, sede del Mundial, el martes 9 de junio de 2026, en la Ciudad de México. (AP Foto/Eduardo Verdugo)
Las estatuas terminaron en el suelo, rotas y con sus uniformes quemados en hogueras improvisadas. El martes miles de maestros bloquearon una avenida que conduce al estadio Azteca, donde este jueves se realizará la ceremonia inaugural del Mundial y poco después, a las 16:00 horas de la Argentina, jugarán México vs. Sudáfrica en el arranque del torneo.
Los docentes intentaron llegar al estadio, pero fueron bloqueados por la policía. En medio de forcejeos y algunos incidentes, volvieron a su compamento levantado en inmediaciones de la Plaza del Zócalo.
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Sheinbaum viene acusando a la ultraderecha por este estado de agitación. Hay una provocación para mostrar que hay caos en México. Eso no es cierto, está montado”, dijo la presidenta. Según advirtió, estos sectores buscan forzar una represión en pleno Mundial.
Pero desde la oposición advierten que la situación puede ensombrecer la Copa del Mundo. “Lo que esto nos muestra es una situacion de peligrosa ingobernabilidad y eso va a poner en riesgo el correcto desarrollo de la Copa Mundial. Eso se ha debido a las torpezas y los incumplimientos de los gobiernos de Morena”, el partido oficialista fundado por el expresidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo a TN el analista y exdiputado de Acción Nacional, Fernando Rodríguez Doval.
¿Qué puede pasar en la ceremonia inaugural?
La mayor preocupación de las fuerzas de seguridad es garantizar este jueves que los accesos a la cancha estén libres para permitir el ingreso del público.
“Se va a llegar al estadio y va a ser una muy buena inauguración. No hay problema, todos los que tienen boleto van a llegar”, dijo Sheinbaum.
Los periodistas acreditados ya fueron advertidos. La FIFA les recomendó salir muy temprano rumbo al Azteca, cinco horas antes del comienzo de la ceremonia, para evitar contratiempos y sortear cualquier movilización y protesta.
Los maestros tienen un plan. “No hemos renunciado a llegar al estadio”, dijo un vocero de los docentes en lucha.
Pero no estarán solos. También saldrán a las calles familiares de personas desaparecidas, liderados por las madres que buscan a sus hijos y los padres de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa, secuestrados y desaparecidos el 26 de septiembre de 2014 en Iguala, estado de Guerrero, sur del país, en un caso que sacudió al país.
En el monumento conocido como el Ángel de la Independencia alguien colgó en los últimos días una pancarta en memoria de los de los “133.000 desaparecidos” por la violencia narco.
También estarán agricultores que presionan por un aumento en los precios del maíz en alianza con transportistas, víctimas de la inseguridad en las rutas nacionales.
“Seremos miles de docentes, las madres que buscan a sus hijos, los padres de Ayotzinapa, los agricultores que presionan por precios justos a sus productos, los transportistas que se quejan de la inseguridad y el alza del precio de la gasolina. Se va a juntar muchísima inconformidad”, dijo a TN el dirigente Pedro Hernández Morales, secretario general de la seccion 9 del Distrito Federal del gremio docente CNTE.
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Mamdani stands by fellow socialist candidate despite resurfaced far-left, anti-American posts
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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin responds forcefully to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of ICE raids. Mullin calls Mamdani a ‘socialist communist’ with ‘zero respect,’ asserting that DHS will ‘restore law’ in American cities. He emphasizes that DHS will pursue criminals ‘no matter where they’re at,’ including New York, despite local officials refusing to cooperate.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing firmly behind his fellow democratic socialist and candidate for U.S. Congress Darializa Avila Chevalier, despite vile deleted social media posts that recently resurfaced.
Avila Chevalier, 32, a longtime community organizer who led the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, slammed the United States, the Democratic Party, private property, police, borders and called to nationalize large swaths of the private sector in the now-deleted posts from 2018 to 2022.
She is running a heated race to oust five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., in the state’s 13th congressional district, which encompasses Upper Manhattan and parts of the west Bronx.
Darializa Auila-Chevalier, Jewel Cadet, Rossanna Mercedes, Alexis Yeboah-Kodie and Jamilah Felix participate in a rally advocating the removal of the statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims in Manhattan, New York, on Aug. 19, 2017. (Howard Simmons/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
In a 2021 repost, Avila Chevalier said that abolishing borders, prisons and police is «possible, necessary, and the only moral way forward,» and later echoed posts that said «all deportation is wrong» and, «Yes, literally abolish the border,» according to one report.
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«This country is a f—–g disgrace,» she said in a post.
«I forgot to get napkins so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me,» she reportedly said in yet another.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March on June 29, 2025 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
She reportedly called former President Joe Biden a «rapist» and «war criminal,» chastised Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for his «liberal Zionism,» and said «F–k Kamala Harris.»
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Avila Chevalier demanded the government provide $3,000 per month in universal basic income, nationalizing utilities, pharmaceutical companies and hospitals, suspending mortgages and rent, seizing private property from landlords, dissolving insurance companies and expanding Medicare to every citizen.
None of these past posts deterred Mamdani from supporting his fellow socialist when asked in a Wednesday news conference.
«When it comes to Darializa’s campaign, I had not seen those tweets and what I’ve heard from her and what I know a lot of others in the district that have heard from her is that her views have evolved and that the campaign she is running on is reflective of what she’s going to be fighting for,» Mamdani said.
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«And frankly, when I see a candidate who has a record like she does of freeing New Yorkers who are unjustly detained by ICE, of standing up for the working person who has often been left out of our politics, especially in a district that has so many of the same themes that we’re speaking of today — a fear of displacement, a fear of being pushed out of a place you helped to build — I think that she would be an incredible champion for that district and for the city as a whole,» he continued.
People participate in a «Climate Justice Means Free Palestine» rally outside Citibank headquarters in New York City on June 18, 2024. Protesters carried pro-Palestinian signs and climate justice messaging during the demonstration. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Mamdani first endorsed Avila Chevalier in late May.
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«She grew up with a commitment to the very people that politics have left behind, and what I see in her is that commitment fulfilled,» the progressive mayor said on MS NOW. «I can’t wait for her to be introduced to so many across the city and across this country as we fight for that affordability agenda, from New York City to D.C.»
New York’s primary election date is June 23.
Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Mamdani, Avila Chevalier and Espaillat. None responded to requests for comment.
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