US EditionTrump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations
The U.S. imposed criminal, financial, and travel sanctions on the Muslim Brotherhood's Lebanese, Jordanian, and Egyptian branches for supporting violence and Hamas, officials said.
- This month, the Trump administration designated several chapters of the transnational Sunni Islamist Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, with coverage credited to the Associated Press.
- Amid a long-running regional debate, the Trump administration designated several Muslim Brotherhood chapters this month, targeting specific groups amid Middle East concerns.
- Associated Press imagery shows a Muslim Brotherhood office sealed with official wax after a police raid in Amman, Jordan on April 13, 2016, and a Brotherhood rally there on July 31, 2015.
- The designation intensified an existing regional debate about the Muslim Brotherhood's legitimacy and role and coincides with local crackdowns, including police-sealed offices in Amman, Jordan.
- Major outlets signaled the international significance by reporting that international media attention underscored the diplomatic and political significance of the U.S. intervention in debates over the Muslim Brotherhood.
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US sanctions Lebanese, Egyptian, Jordanian branches of Brotherhood
“The Muslim Brotherhood has a longstanding record of perpetrating acts of terror, and we are working aggressively to cut them off from the financial system,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.The post US sanctions Lebanese, Egyptian, Jordanian branches of Brotherhood…
U.S. Designates MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Branches Terrorist Organizations
The next step from the Executive Order in November where such a designation was announced (White House). On January 13, 2026, the U.S. labeled the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood—Al Jama’a Al Islamiyya—as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, while designating its Egyptian and Jordanian branches as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. This stems from a November 2025 executive order by President Trump, based on evidence of their financia…
UAE Welcomes U.S. Designation of Several Muslim Brotherhood Branches as Terrorist Organisations
The United Arab Emirates welcomed the announcement by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump designating several branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as terrorist organisations. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the U.S. measure reflects the sustained and systematic efforts undertaken by the administration of President Trump to counter violence and destabilising activities…
Egypt Applauds U.S. Designation of Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization
Egypt applauded the United States’ announcement to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) organization on Tuesday 13, January. The U.S. Treasury and State Departments announced the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood’s chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt due to their perceived threats to American interests and security. The Lebanese branch has been labeled a foreign terrorist organization (a de…
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