In May 2023, Saudi Arabia and the United States forced the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into a room in Jeddah. When strikes hit Port Sudan and Kassala last May, the Saudi foreign ministry’s response ran through the same three beats it always does: condemn the attack, call for a ceasefire, insist on a “Sudanese-led” solution. That posture — broker, not belligerent — has done a lot to bolster Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s image in the region. Somaliland port activations, Turkish basing rights at Port Sudan, Saudi money flowing into Eritrea. Sudanese civilians, three years into this, deserve a clearer answer than that about who is actually arming the war around them.