US Designates Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist
Analysis based on 9 articles · First reported Jan 13, 2026 · Last updated Jan 14, 2026
The United States' designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization will directly impact financial markets by blocking assets and criminalizing transactions, potentially affecting entities with ties to the group. This move is expected to be positive for countries like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, which have long sought to suppress the Muslim Brotherhood, while putting pressure on Turkey due to its president's ideological affinity with the group.
The United States has designated the Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan as terrorist organizations. This action, fulfilling demands from Arab allies like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, and US conservatives, will result in the blocking of assets and criminalization of transactions with the group. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized the group's record of violence and destabilization. The Muslim Brotherhood, founded in 1928 in Egypt, vowed to challenge the decision, calling it detached from reality and a result of foreign pressure from the United Arab Emirates and Israel. The Trump administration based the designations partly on the Muslim Brotherhood's support for Hamas and its alleged alliance with Hezbollah in Lebanon, both of which have engaged in attacks against Israel. The decision also puts pressure on Turkey, a key base for the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, due to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ideological affinity with the group. Egypt hailed the US decision, aligning with its long-standing position against the Muslim Brotherhood, which it has classified as a terrorist organization since Abdel Fattah el-Sisi deposed Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
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