On 23 April 2025, Jordan banned the Muslim Brotherhood, with the Ministry of Interior declaring it an illegal association, banning its activities, and announcing intentions to seize its property. Shortly after, authorities raided the Brotherhood’s office. There was also a raid on the office of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party (the Islamic Action Front, which is a registered/legal political party), although it has not been banned. In 2020, a Jordanian upper court had formally dissolved the Muslim Brotherhood, but the court decision had not been enforced much practically — until now. The Brotherhood has been a leading organizing of pro-Palestine demonstrations since 7 October 2023 and this event fits into Jordan’s clamping down on Palestine activism.
The ban shortly follows an 15 April 2025 announcement by the government that it had foiled “a plot aimed at harming national security, sowing chaos” by 16 Muslim Brotherhood members planning an attack inside the Kingdom (as characterized by the government). These individuals have been charged on terrorism- and weapons-related charges, specifically regarding rockets said to have been found, which are now to be overseen by the security court. Confessions were aired on national television.