UN says Iran war doubles Sudan aid costs and delays deliveries

UN says Iran war doubles Sudan aid costs and delays deliveries The cost of delivering humanitarian aid to Sudan has surged as disruption linked to the Iran war forces longer shipping routes and delays critical supplies, the Unhcr says. The agency warned that instability along key Gulf corridors, including the Strait of Hormuz, alongside port congestion, rising fuel prices and higher insurance premiums, has sharply increased transport costs and slowed deliveries. Aid shipments that once travelled from Dubai through the Gulf now often reroute from Europe via the Cape of Good Hope, adding as much as 25 days to journey times, Unhcr spokesperson Carlotta Wolf told reporters in Geneva.