Eritrea — Trump's reset with the African North Korea on the Red Sea

We are tracking Trump's push for a reset with Afwerki's Eritrean regime: Boulos's meetings, OFAC sanctions, the Russian base on Dahlak and Iranian cargo.

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Sankcie pre Eritreu môžu padnúť. Trump hľadá oporu pri Červenom mori, no v Massawe už čakajú Irán a Rusko

Trumpov africký vyslanec Boulos sa stretol s eritrejským prezidentom Afwerkim v Káhire. Wall Street Journal uvádza, že USA zvažujú zrušenie časti…

25.4.2026

What we are still watching

May 24, 2026 — the 35th anniversary of Asmara's liberation, a symbolic date for a first partial lifting of sanctions (OFAC press releases)
Boulos's second meeting with Afwerki — Asmara means trust, Cairo means stagnation (US embassies in Eritrea and Egypt)
Ethiopia's response — Abiy Ahmed escalates the rhetoric, the Tigray front, withdrawal from PfP with the US
The Russian-Eritrean base on Dahlak — construction progress (Martin Plaut, ISW, satellite OSINT)
Iranian cargo flights through Massawa — whether they stop, as a test of seriousness towards Washington
The position of Saudi Arabia and the UAE — Riyadh and Abu Dhabi in tension with the Iranian presence

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Eritrea — Trump's reset with the African North Korea on the Red Sea

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