Overview
- The executive order directs the State and Treasury departments to deliver a joint report in 30 days and to act within 45 days on potential Foreign Terrorist Organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist listings.
- The White House cites alleged roles by Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt in violence and support for Hamas, including rocket fire targeting Israel after Oct. 7, 2023, and calls for attacks on U.S. partners.
- No federal terror designations have been finalized, and the move initiates a multi-agency process that could lead to sanctions, asset freezes, travel restrictions and criminal penalties for material support.
- Texas separately labeled the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as terrorist and transnational criminal organizations at the state level, a move now challenged in court by CAIR.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the U.S. step, and congressional efforts to mandate a federal designation remain pending in both chambers.