US imposes new sanctions on Sudan after chlorine gas deployment claims

The United States has imposed new sanctions on Sudan following claims that the government used chemical weapons during its conflict with the RSF. The measures include blocking U.S. multilateral development bank assistance and widening export restrictions that limit shipments of most goods and technology to Sudan, with limited humanitarian and licensing exceptions. Separately, Sudan’s state-owned airlines are barred from using U.S. airspace, according to reports. Sudan’s army-aligned authorities rejected the chemical-weapons allegations as baseless and illegal.