US EditionTrump signs order allowing foreign terrorist designation for Muslim Brotherhood chapters
Trump's order initiates a federal review to label Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan as terrorist groups after Texas's state designation last week.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of State and Department of the Treasury to consider designations for Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan.
- Citing security concerns, the White House said certain chapters "engage in or facilitate and support violence and destabilization campaigns," citing alleged links to Hamas and rocket attacks by Lebanon's Muslim Brotherhood armed wing after Oct. 7, 2023, plus calls for violence from Jordanian Brotherhood leaders.
- The order requires a 30-day joint report from State and Treasury, directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to consult the Attorney General and DNI and act within 45 days if warranted.
- Civil-Rights groups have already mounted legal challenges to state designations, as CAIR's lawsuit highlights U.S. legal consequences including sanctions and bans affecting Muslim American activists and charities.
- Longstanding pressure from activists and lawmakers culminated in this order, with a Senate bill having 11 co-sponsors and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praising the move alongside ISGAP.
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Texas leads the way against the Muslim Brotherhood
President Trump has issued an executive order directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization. There is no indication as of this writing as to when this might occur or what form the designation will finally take. But it is highly likely that Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent designation of the Muslim Brotherhood and its US ally, the Council on American Islamic Relations, as terroris…
Trump Orders Review of Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designations
Foreign Affairs Trump Orders Review of Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designations State of the Union: Cabinet officials will decide whether regional branches meet terrorism criteria. (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing officials to consider designating certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorists. This would impose broad economic and…
The US is taking steps to classify the Muslim Brotherhood's offshoots as terrorist, which is intended to curb the group's destabilization, which could exacerbate international tensions.
The US is taking steps to classify the Muslim Brotherhood's offshoots as terrorist, which is intended to curb the group's destabilization, which could exacerbate international tensions.
The US is taking steps to classify the Muslim Brotherhood's offshoots as terrorist, which is intended to curb the group's destabilization, which could exacerbate international tensions.
The US is taking steps to classify the Muslim Brotherhood's offshoots as terrorist, which is intended to curb the group's destabilization, which could exacerbate international tensions.
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