U.S. Praises Egypt’s Permanent Terrorist Listing of Muslim Brotherhood

The United States welcomed Egypt’s permanent terrorist designation of the Muslim Brotherhood in a statement published on Saturday by the U.S. senior adviser for Arab and African affairs. The statement expressed solidarity with Egypt and highlighted restrictions on the organization’s financing. The adviser said freezing assets and restricting financing help deny terrorists resources. “We stand with Egypt confronting Muslim Brotherhood violence and destabilization,” the adviser said. The diplomatic message follows U.S. action announced on January 13, when the Treasury Department designated the Egyptian and Jordanian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as Specially Designated Global Terrorists for material support for Hamas. Treasury said that, as of 2025, the Egyptian branch and Hamas had coordinated on possible terrorist activities against Israeli interests in the Middle East. It also described assistance to prospective Hamas fighters traveling through Egypt in 2024. The January announcement also reported the State Department’s designation of the Lebanese branch, al-Jamaa al-Islamiyah, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Treasury said U.S. sanctions generally prohibit providing funds, goods or services to designated parties, subject to applicable authorizations and exemptions.