Al Jazeera, citing media reports, stated that the United States has seized the UN visa of Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, aiming to pressure him into accepting a 90-day ceasefire plan in the Sudanese civil war. Burhan was scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed "deep concern" and urged the United States, as the host country, to fulfill its obligations under the UN Headquarters Agreement to ensure the timely issuance of visas. Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs retaliated on Wednesday, calling on the US to actively engage with the Sudanese government and emphasizing that any peace initiative must respect Sudan's sovereignty and national institutions.