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U.S. Names Four Europe-Based Antifa-Linked Groups as Global Terrorists

The step triggers asset freezes plus material-support bans to extend U.S. terrorism authorities to decentralized Antifa-linked networks.

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TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan. Trump is traveling to South Korea for the APEC meetings, following an appearance at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, and a trip to Japan, where he called on Japanese Emperor Naruhito and new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks before signing the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Overview

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the groups are now Specially Designated Global Terrorists and that formal Foreign Terrorist Organization listings are set to take effect on Nov. 20.
  • The organizations are Antifa Ost in Germany, the Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front in Italy, and Greece-based Armed Proletarian Justice and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense.
  • The designations block any U.S. assets, make it a crime for U.S. persons to provide material support, and can bar members from entering the United States.
  • U.S. officials cited specific attacks, including assaults in Germany and Budapest tied to Antifa Ost, long-running bomb threats and letter bombs attributed to FAI/FRI in Italy, and IED attacks in Greece claimed by the two Greek groups.
  • The move follows President Donald Trump’s September order labeling Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, has backing from allied Republicans such as Sen. Eric Schmitt, and comes as some European authorities pursue related cases or review the U.S. action.