President Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Secretaries of State and Treasury to determine whether Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan should be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations or Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
The order requires a formal report, produced with input from the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, followed by a forty-five-day window for action if the chapters meet federal criteria. The White House said the goal is to cut off resources, operations, and capabilities that threaten U.S. nationals or American security.
The administration cited intelligence linking Brotherhood branches to regional violence, including rocket attacks on Israeli civilian and military targets after the October 7, 2023 assault and public calls by a senior Egyptian Brotherhood figure to target U.S. partners the same day. Officials also referenced long-standing reports that leaders within the Jordanian chapter have supported Hamas.
The order follows a series of counterterrorism steps this year, including the process to designate the Houthis as an FTO in January, the February designation of eight violent cartels such as Tren de Aragua and MS-13, deportations of terrorist gang members, new entry restrictions for nationals of high-risk countries, and repeated strikes on narcoterrorist networks.
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