US blacklists Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorist’ group | Muslim Brotherhood News

The Trump administration has accused Iran of receiving support and violence against civilians.

The United States has designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist” group as President Donald Trump’s administration expands its crackdown on the organization.

The State Department on Monday alleged that the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood is receiving support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Washington has labeled the group a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” (SDGT) and said it will designate it a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO) from next week.

“The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood uses indiscriminate violence against civilians to resolve the conflict in Sudan and undermine efforts to advance its violent Islamist ideology,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.

The SDGT designation enables economic sanctions against the group, while the FTO label makes it illegal to provide material support to it.

The State Department has accused Muslim Brotherhood fighters in Sudan – where the Sudanese military is fighting the Rapid Support Force (RSF) paramilitary group – of carrying out “mass executions of civilians”.

Accused of major human rights abuses, the RSF and its supporters argue that they are fighting Muslim Brotherhood forces.

On Monday, the United Arab Emirates welcomed Washington’s move to blacklist the group in Sudan.

“The US action reflects the continued and systematic efforts by the President Trump administration to curb excessive violence against civilians and destabilizing activities carried out by the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan,” the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

In January, the Trump administration blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in Lebanon, Jordan and Sudan, a move the groups rejected.

Founded in 1928 by the Egyptian Muslim scholar Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood has branches and offshoots throughout the Middle East, including political parties and social organizations.

The group and its affiliates say they are committed to peaceful political participation.

In the US and other countries in the West, right-wing activists have tried for years to demonize Muslim immigrant communities and critics of Israel with accusations of being linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Even some of Trump’s hawkish allies in Congress have been calling for the group to be blacklisted for years.