WikiLeaks Documents: Iran Sent Nuclear Equipment to Sudan

Recently released documents by WikiLeaks indicate that Saudi diplomats in Khartoum, Sudan, believe Iran sent advanced nuclear equipment, including centrifuges, to the country in 2012. A Reuters report on Tuesday, June 23, discusses one of these documents dated February 2012, classified as 'very confidential.' The document states: 'Sources from the Saudi embassy in Sudan have reported that Iranian containers arriving this week at Khartoum airport are carrying sensitive technical equipment and high-speed centrifuges for uranium enrichment.' It also mentions that 'another shipment is expected to arrive this week.' WikiLeaks announced on Friday that it plans to publish over 500,000 diplomatic documents from Saudi Arabia. In its initial step, it released more than 61,000 documents, some of which highlight the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, including a document from the Saudi embassy in Tehran to Riyadh expressing skepticism about U.S. nuclear talks with the Islamic Republic. The Saudi Foreign Ministry has previously stated that the WikiLeaks documents may be 'fake' and warned citizens about their dissemination. The credibility of the correspondence between Saudi diplomats in Khartoum and Riyadh has not yet been confirmed by officials from Iran, Sudan, or Saudi Arabia. Reuters notes that if this document is valid, it lacks details or further information about such a shipment. Additionally, no prior reports have indicated that Iran sent nuclear equipment to Sudan. One of Sudan's ammunition factories was destroyed in an explosion in October 2012, which the Sudanese government attributed to Israel, but no evidence of nuclear equipment at this facility has been found.