The Trump administration designates three regional branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, deploying the most severe U.S. sanctions and promising sustained pressure on networks Washington says support violence and instability. U.S. officials justified the sweeping designations by invoking a pattern they say links those branches to violence and destabilization. In announcing the measures, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “These designations reflect the opening actions of an ongoing, sustained effort to thwart Muslim Brotherhood chapters’ violence and destabilization wherever it occurs. The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 and has inspired political movements across the Middle East. Diplomatically, the designations risk straining relations with regional partners that have differing stances toward the Brotherhood.

Source: Fox News January 14, 2026 02:51 UTC