US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order starting the process of designating some chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organisations.
The White House said the order directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to begin the process.
"This order sets in motion a process by which certain chapters or other subdivisions of the Muslim Brotherhood shall be considered for designation as Foreign Terrorist Organisations," according to the order.
The White House singled out Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, saying they "engage in or facilitate and support violence and destabilisation campaigns that harm their own regions, United States citizens, and United States interests".
The White House said Muslim Brotherhood groups in those countries supported viole
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