US Designates Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization

The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood received training and support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the State Department.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

The U.S. State Department said on March 9 it will designate the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, citing the group’s alleged ties to Iran’s armed forces and violence against civilians.

The designation is set to take effect on March 16. The United States has already labeled the group as a specially designated global terrorist, according to the department’s statement.