Sudan denies rejecting U.S. truce proposal at UN Security Council
June 26, 2026 (UNITED NATIONS) – Sudan’s U.N. envoy strongly rejected allegations on Friday that the Sudanese army has used chemical weapons, stating that Washington has failed to produce any evidence after a year of extensive bilateral investigations.
Speaking before the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Al-Harith Idriss responded to comments by U.S. Senior Adviser Massad Boulos, who accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of deploying chemical agents in violation of international law.
Boulos announced that the United States is imposing a second round of sanctions on Sudan for its alleged use of chemical weapons and its failure to comply with its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. He warned that the ongoing conflict risks undermining the very foundations of international law, citing flagrant violations that range from genocide by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to the use of chemical weapons by the SAF.
In response, Idriss insisted that any non-conventional weapons claims must be left strictly to the global watchdog, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), where Sudan serves on the executive board.
The Sudanese envoy detailed that Khartoum had previously established a specialized national committee to cooperate with Washington. He noted that a visiting U.S. technical team was granted access to regions where chemical weapons were allegedly deployed and collected soil samples from four distinct areas.
According to Idriss, no sufficient evidence has been brought forward by the American establishment despite these field visits. He added that the Sudanese ambassador in Washington has engaged continuously with both the U.S. Congress and the State Department for an entire year without being presented with a single piece of verified proof.
Sudan remains prepared to submit an official memorandum to the Security Council later this week regarding its diplomatic engagement with the United States on the matter, the envoy concluded.