The U.S. Department of State announced today the designation of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity, and said it intends to classify it as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation effective March 16, 2026.

According to the State Department, the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood employs excessive violence against civilians in order to undermine efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan and to spread its violent Islamist ideology.

Its fighters—many of whom receive training and support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—have carried out mass executions of civilians. The Al-Baraa bin Malik Brigade, affiliated with the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, had previously been designated under Executive Order No. 14098 in September 2025 for its role in the brutal war in Sudan, the statement said.

The department also noted that the Iranian regime has “funded and directed malign activities worldwide through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.” It added that the United States “will use all available tools to deny the Iranian regime and Muslim Brotherhood affiliates the resources needed to carry out or support terrorism.”

Last September, the United States also announced the imposition of sanctions on Sudan’s Finance Minister, Gibril Ibrahim, and the Al-Baraa bin Malik Battalion, which fights alongside the Sudanese army, accusing them of involvement in “destabilizing” the country.

In a statement, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said the sanctions target “Sudanese Islamist actors,” namely Minister Ibrahim and the battalion, because of their role in “undermining peace and stability in Sudan.”

The department accused Islamist elements of “obstructing efforts to reach a ceasefire and end the war, in addition to strengthening their ties with Iran and receiving technical support from it,” stressing that the sanctions aim “to hold accountable those responsible for spreading chaos and destruction in Sudan with assistance from Tehran.”

It explained that the sanctions are intended to curb “hardline Islamist influence in Sudan and limit Iran’s regional activities that have contributed to destabilization, the spread of conflict, and the suffering of civilians.” It also noted that Sudanese Islamist elements have a long history as a malign force in Sudan, particularly during the Islamist rule of former President Omar al-Bashir, who governed the country for three decades until 2019.

According to the statement, the United States remains committed “to working with regional partners to achieve peace and stability in Sudan and to ensure that the country does not become a permissive environment for those who threaten Americans and U.S. national interests.”

The U.S. government will use all available tools to ensure that Sudanese Islamists do not return to power in Sudan, the statement added.