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Executive Order 14362

Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

This executive order initiates a process to designate chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under immigration law and as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under economic sanctions law. It directs the Secretaries of State and Treasury to submit a joint report within 30 days and then take designation action within 45 days after that report.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 55033

Impact dates

  1. Designation action by Secretary of State or Treasury following report

  2. Joint report to President on designation of Muslim Brotherhood chapters

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Banking & financeOther industrial

Mechanisms

Ban / prohibitionLicensing

Role pressure

  • AdverseDomestic producer — U.S. financial institutions and businesses must freeze assets and cease transactions with designated entities, imposing compliance costs and potential liability
  • AdverseTrading-partner exporter — Entities in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt with any connection to designated Muslim Brotherhood chapters face potential exclusion from U.S. financial system and markets

Geographies

USLI

Exposure dates

  • — Joint report to President on designation of Muslim Brotherhood chapters

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

MMM3MBACBank of AmericaBLKBlackRockCATCaterpillarFCXFreeport-McMoRanGEVGE VernovaGSGoldman SachsHONHoneywellHSBCHSBCJPMJPMorgan ChaseSPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF

Confidence: medium · Policy alerts

Key directives

  • Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury shall submit joint report within 30 days on designation of Muslim Brotherhood chapters as FTOs and SDGTs
  • Secretary of State or Secretary of Treasury shall take all appropriate designation action within 45 days of report submission
  • Consultation with Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence required before report submission

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Order sets designation process in motion
  • Secretary of State and Treasury directed to begin consultation with Attorney General and DNI

Near term (90d)

  • Joint report due to President within 30 days (by December 24, 2025)
  • Designation actions to be taken within 45 days after report submission (by approximately February 7, 2026)

Long term

  • Potential freezing of assets and prohibition of transactions with designated entities
  • Regional cooperation to eliminate capabilities of designated chapters
  • Ongoing sanctions enforcement and compliance obligations

Risks & tensions

  • Order does not itself designate any entities; it only mandates a report and subsequent action, creating procedural uncertainty
  • Potential diplomatic friction with Jordan, Egypt, and Lebanon if designations proceed
  • Vague scope of 'chapters or other subdivisions' could lead to overbroad or contested application
  • Reliance on regional partner cooperation may be complicated by sovereign sensitivities
Executive Order 14362: Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists · Executive Orders