Overview
- The White House says the branches cited have engaged in or supported violent activity, and it will receive a joint report from State and Treasury within 30 days on proposed Foreign Terrorist Organization listings.
- U.S. policy outlined in the order calls for working with regional partners to cut off resources, freeze assets and pursue targeted networks using financial and intelligence tools.
- Senator Ted Cruz praised the move and urged swift passage of his 2025 bill to codify the designations and provide additional authorities and resources.
- In Sudan, a pro-democracy coalition welcomed the U.S. step, while the Rapid Support Forces announced a unilateral three-month humanitarian truce and said Islamists would be excluded from politics as Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected the Quad plan.
- A joint UAE–Finland statement asserted Sudan’s future cannot be set by extremist groups tied to the Brotherhood, and UAE adviser Anwar Gargash backed U.S. efforts and said there is no military solution to the conflict.