Following the U.S. government's long-delayed decision on designating the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliated networks as terrorist organizations, the Lebanese branch is now a Foreign Terrorist Organization, while the Egyptian and Jordanian branches are Specially Designated Global Terrorists, and the relevant sanctions have been implemented. Just recently, the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood was also added as a Special Designated Global Terrorist, with the "intent to designate" it as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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