On November 24, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at designating specific chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations. The order highlights the organization's branches in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as particularly concerning due to their alleged involvement in violent activities that threaten regional stability and U.S. interests.

The executive order states that the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood participated in the October 7 terror attacks against Israel, while the Jordanian chapter has been accused of providing material support to Hamas. Additionally, a leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has reportedly called for violent actions against U.S. allies.

Under this new policy, the U.S. Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury are tasked with identifying which branches will be classified as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and which will be designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, a classification that carries less severe repercussions. The executive order establishes a commitment to collaborate with regional partners to dismantle the operations of the designated chapters and to cut off their resources, thereby mitigating any threats they pose to U.S. nationals and national security.

This executive order follows a similar declaration by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, which, while largely symbolic, reflects a growing push among some Republican lawmakers to take action against the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist organization, rose to prominence in Egypt during the 2011 revolution that led to the ousting of long-time leader Hosni Mubarak, and its affiliated Mohamed Morsi briefly served as president before being removed in a coup in 2013.