The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Department of State, has designated the Egyptian and Jordanian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. This action is taken under Executive Order 13224, as amended, and is part of a broader effort to counter what officials describe as support for terrorism by these organizations.
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated, “The Treasury Department is taking action pursuant to President Trump’s leadership by designating Muslim Brotherhood Branches as Terrorist Organizations. 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. This Administration will deploy the full scope of its authorities to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat terrorist networks wherever they operate in order to keep Americans safe.”
John K. Hurley, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, added: “The Muslim Brotherhood has inspired, nurtured, and funded terrorist groups like Hamas, that are direct threats to the safety and security of the American people and our allies. Despite their peaceful public façade, both the Egyptian and Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood branches have conspired to support Hamas’s terrorism and undermine the sovereignty of their own national governments. This Administration will use all tools at our disposal to hold them accountable for the violence they have encouraged across the Middle East and the world in pursuit of their extreme version of Islam.”
At the same time, the Department of State announced it is designating Lebanon’s Muslim Brotherhood branch—al-Jamaa al-Islamiyah—as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224. The Secretary General of this group, Muhammad Fawzi Taqqosh, was also designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
Officials say these actions follow President Trump’s Executive Order 14362 issued on November 24, 2025.
According to information provided by U.S. authorities:
– The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (EMB) coordinated with Hamas on potential attacks against Israeli interests in 2025.
– EMB members supported Hamas militants by facilitating travel into Gaza for individuals seeking to join Hamas.
– In Saudi Arabia in 2023, an MB member raised funds for Hamas before returning to Egypt.
– The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB), despite being officially dissolved by court order in 2020, continued activities related to terrorism cases in Jordan since early 2025. These included manufacturing weapons such as rockets and drones and conducting recruitment operations with international cooperation.
With these designations:
– All property or interests belonging to these organizations within U.S. jurisdiction are blocked.
– Entities owned at least 50 percent by designated persons are also blocked.
– Transactions involving U.S. persons or within U.S. territory that concern blocked property are generally prohibited unless authorized by OFAC.
– Violations may result in civil or criminal penalties for both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals.
– Financial institutions involved with designated persons risk secondary sanctions that could restrict access to correspondent accounts in U.S. banks.
OFAC emphasizes that while it maintains authority over adding names to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, there is also a process for removal if warranted under law.
For more details about those designated or property identified as blocked today visit https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2222 .
