2018 in Western Sahara

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The following lists events that happened during 2018 in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Events

Ongoing: Western Sahara conflict

• 1 May: Morocco cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over its support for the Polisario Front, the Western Saharan independence movement. ^[1]
• The United Nations Security Council announced that peace talks regarding the Western Sahara territory would resume and delegates of the Polisario Front, Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania would all be present. ^[2]

References

1. "Morocco cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over Western Sahara feud". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
2. "First Western Sahara talks at UN in six years, begin in Geneva". UN News. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.