The Trump administration has accused the group of receiving support from Iran and carrying out violence against civilians.
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Published March 9, 2026
The United States has designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist” group, as President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up its crackdown on the group.
The State Department on Monday accused the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood of receiving support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
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The U.S. government has designated the organization as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” (SDGT) and announced that it will be designated as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO) starting next week.
“The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood is using unrestrained violence against civilians to undermine Sudan’s efforts to resolve the conflict and advance its violent Islamist ideology,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
While the SDGT designation allows for economic sanctions against the organization, the FTO designation makes it illegal to provide material support to the organization.
The State Department has accused Muslim Brotherhood fighters of carrying out “mass executions of civilians” in Sudan. Sudanese forces are fighting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.
The RSF and its supporters, who have been accused of serious human rights violations, often claim to be fighting Muslim Brotherhood forces.
On Monday, the United Arab Emirates welcomed Washington’s move to blacklist Sudanese groups.
“The U.S. actions reflect continued and systematic efforts by President Trump’s administration to thwart excessive violence against civilians and destabilizing activities by the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan,” the UAE Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
In January, the Trump administration blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in Lebanon, Jordan and Sudan, but the groups rejected the move.
Founded in 1928 by Egyptian Islamic scholar Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood has branches and branches throughout the Middle East, including political parties and social organizations.
The group and its affiliates say they are committed to peaceful political participation.
Right-wing activists in the United States and other Western countries have long sought to demonize Muslim immigrant communities and critics of Israel, accusing them of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Some of Mr. Trump’s hawkish allies in Congress have also long called for the group to be blacklisted.
