United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had launched efforts to help end Sudan’s war after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally asked him to step in during their meeting in Washington this week.
Speaking at a major investment conference in Saudi Arabia a day after the talks, Trump told attendees that the request came during their White House meeting on Tuesday. He said his team began acting on the issue less than an hour later. “We’ve already started working on that,” he said as the crown prince and his delegation listened.
Trump later wrote in a social media post that the United States would coordinate with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and several other regional governments to stop the bloodshed and support efforts to stabilize Sudan.
According to five people familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters, Crown Prince Mohammed believes Trump’s involvement could help break a deadlock that has stalled negotiations for more than two years. They noted the president’s role in securing a temporary halt in Gaza fighting last month as a key reason Saudi officials are urging him to intervene again.
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Trump said the crown prince appealed directly to his sense of responsibility. “He mentioned Sudan yesterday,” Trump told the conference. “He said, ‘Sir, you are talking about a lot of wars, but there is a place on Earth called Sudan, and it is horrible what’s happening.’”
The kingdom views the conflict as a security issue because Sudan’s long Red Sea coastline sits directly opposite Saudi territory, making instability there a strategic concern.
Sudan’s conflict erupted in 2023 when a struggle for control between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces derailed a planned shift toward civilian rule. The fighting has since driven mass displacement, caused widespread destruction and deepened ethnic violence, according to reporting from Reuters, the United Nations and other international monitors.
Foreign powers have been drawn into the crisis as the two rival factions battle for territory across the country. Aid agencies say shortages of food, medicine and medical personnel have worsened as access routes close.
In his latest post, Trump said “tremendous atrocities” were taking place. He described Sudan as “the most violent place on Earth” and pointed to severe shortages of “food, doctors and everything else.”
Diplomats in the region now expect renewed attempts to revive Sudan peace talks, though it remains unclear whether the warring factions are ready to re engage. Saudi Arabia and the United States previously led negotiations in Jeddah, but those efforts stalled late last year.
A new round of talks will likely depend on whether both sides show willingness to halt hostilities long enough for humanitarian access and political dialogue to resume.