Trump orders review of Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan for terrorist designation

theguardian.com

President Trump initiated the process to designate Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups, potentially leading to sanctions. An executive order directs the Secretaries of State and Treasury to report within 45 days on designating chapters in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan. The administration cites support for violent attacks and Hamas as reasons for the potential designation of the influential Islamist movement founded in Egypt in the 1920s.


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