Matthew Levitt
@mattlevitt.bsky.social
Director, Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism & Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University; Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University
Among the org’s US is withdrawing from on grounds they “Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States” are CT org’s with proven track records like Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) & Global Counterterrorism Forum www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
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January 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Among the org’s US is withdrawing from on grounds they “Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States” are CT org’s with proven track records like Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) & Global Counterterrorism Forum www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
A mural unveiled on Tehran's Palestine Square showing a silo packed with missiles and several missiles being fired, saying in Persian and Hebrew: "We are ready, are you? We will turn your nights into days”
December 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A mural unveiled on Tehran's Palestine Square showing a silo packed with missiles and several missiles being fired, saying in Persian and Hebrew: "We are ready, are you? We will turn your nights into days”
Treasury Increases Pressure on Iran’s Sanctions-Evading Shadow Fleet content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UST...
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Treasury Increases Pressure on Iran’s Sanctions-Evading Shadow Fleet content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UST...
Senior #Hamas leader Osama Hamdan: "There is not a single leader inside Hamas opposing the 7 October decision, neither secretly nor publicly" monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b000...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Senior #Hamas leader Osama Hamdan: "There is not a single leader inside Hamas opposing the 7 October decision, neither secretly nor publicly" monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b000...
Cutting Off #Hamas’s European Fundraising Spigot
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Cutting Off Hamas’s European Fundraising Spigot
European countries are designating and prosecuting Hamas’s financial lifeline, but far more needs to be done.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Cutting Off #Hamas’s European Fundraising Spigot
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There have been at least 48 major incidents targeting synagogues
and Jewish community events worldwide, since the 7 Oct 2023 Hamas-led mass casualty attacks against Israel.
If you cannot condemn “globalize the Intifada” loudly & unequivocally then you are part of problem.
and Jewish community events worldwide, since the 7 Oct 2023 Hamas-led mass casualty attacks against Israel.
If you cannot condemn “globalize the Intifada” loudly & unequivocally then you are part of problem.
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
There have been at least 48 major incidents targeting synagogues
and Jewish community events worldwide, since the 7 Oct 2023 Hamas-led mass casualty attacks against Israel.
If you cannot condemn “globalize the Intifada” loudly & unequivocally then you are part of problem.
and Jewish community events worldwide, since the 7 Oct 2023 Hamas-led mass casualty attacks against Israel.
If you cannot condemn “globalize the Intifada” loudly & unequivocally then you are part of problem.
Why Russian Spies Are Using Mexico to Target the U.S.
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Why Russian Spies Are Using Mexico to Target the U.S.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Why Russian Spies Are Using Mexico to Target the U.S.
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FinCEN Issues Financial Trend Analysis on Ransomware www.fincen.gov/news/news-re...
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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing a Financial Trend Analysis on ransomware incidents in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data betwe...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
FinCEN Issues Financial Trend Analysis on Ransomware www.fincen.gov/news/news-re...
Photographs of more than 10,000 regime victims capture a campaign of torture and mass murder in haunting, meticulous detail. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Assad’s archive of death
Photographs of more than 10,000 regime victims capture a campaign of torture and mass murder in haunting, meticulous detail.
www.icij.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Photographs of more than 10,000 regime victims capture a campaign of torture and mass murder in haunting, meticulous detail. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Damascus Dossier: Tens of thousands of secret photos and intelligence files expose the Assad regime’s killing machine @ICIJorg
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Damascus Dossier - ICIJ
Tens of thousands of secret photos and intelligence files expose the Assad regime’s killing machine.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Damascus Dossier: Tens of thousands of secret photos and intelligence files expose the Assad regime’s killing machine @ICIJorg
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UK’s Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) published an overview of OTSI's activities within its first year of operation since launching in October 2024 www.gov.uk/government/p...
One year of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI)
This update provides an activities overview of OTSI within its first year of operation, 2024 to 2025, and a forward look at future priorities.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
UK’s Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) published an overview of OTSI's activities within its first year of operation since launching in October 2024 www.gov.uk/government/p...
UK sanctions imposed on a person and organisation involved in terrorism in landmark action. This is the first use of the UK’s Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime to disrupt funding for Pro-Khalistan militant group Babbar Khalsa www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK sanctions imposed on a person and organisation involved in terrorism in landmark action
This is the first use of the Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime to disrupt funding for Pro-Khalistan militant group Babbar Khalsa.
www.gov.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
UK sanctions imposed on a person and organisation involved in terrorism in landmark action. This is the first use of the UK’s Domestic Counter-Terrorism Regime to disrupt funding for Pro-Khalistan militant group Babbar Khalsa www.gov.uk/government/n...
Israel exposes additional cases of political assassinations of fellow Lebanese by #Hezbollah unit 121
For background on unit 121, listen to this episode of my podcast on Hezbollah, Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule:
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For background on unit 121, listen to this episode of my podcast on Hezbollah, Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule:
shows.acast.com/breaking-hez...
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Israel exposes additional cases of political assassinations of fellow Lebanese by #Hezbollah unit 121
For background on unit 121, listen to this episode of my podcast on Hezbollah, Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule:
shows.acast.com/breaking-hez...
For background on unit 121, listen to this episode of my podcast on Hezbollah, Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule:
shows.acast.com/breaking-hez...
The Ex-President of Honduras Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Ex-President of Honduras Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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The Trump admin shut the kind of programs intended to identify & address this kind of radicalization, like Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) @DHSgov
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
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Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
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Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
Emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal mounting warnings about the suspect.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Trump admin shut the kind of programs intended to identify & address this kind of radicalization, like Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) @DHSgov
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
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As you prepare your Thanksgiving meal, allow me to remind of the time DOJ warned about the possible #Hezbollah ties to your Turkey dinner
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Terror Finance Abroad Touches Thanksgiving at Home
U.S. companies are barred from doing business with people and entities named on the government’s designated-terrorist list. The firm that touts the Butterball turkey is being investigated over such al...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As you prepare your Thanksgiving meal, allow me to remind of the time DOJ warned about the possible #Hezbollah ties to your Turkey dinner
www.wsj.com/articles/ter...
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New Trump EO re designating Muslim Brotherhood bears striking resemblance to our proposal. The EO calls for branches engaged in terrorism to be looked at for FTO designation (not MB writ large), & it calls for SDGT designation of entities supporting FTOs www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
A More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood
Instead of pinning a terrorist designation on the entire group, the Trump administration should focus more narrowly on the national security threats presented by individual Brotherhood branches and or...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
New Trump EO re designating Muslim Brotherhood bears striking resemblance to our proposal. The EO calls for branches engaged in terrorism to be looked at for FTO designation (not MB writ large), & it calls for SDGT designation of entities supporting FTOs www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
In interview today, Trump says Muslim Brotherhood designation is coming soon. Here’s how to do it right:
More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood @washinstitute.bsky.social
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More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood @washinstitute.bsky.social
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A More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood
Instead of pinning a terrorist designation on the entire group, the Trump administration should focus more narrowly on the national security threats presented by individual Brotherhood branches and or...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In interview today, Trump says Muslim Brotherhood designation is coming soon. Here’s how to do it right:
More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood @washinstitute.bsky.social
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More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood @washinstitute.bsky.social
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Reposted by Matthew Levitt
Hezbollah has its own global procurement and financial networks. The U.S. and the international community must thwart the group from operating freely abroad, write Michael Jacobson and @mattlevitt.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com.
Hezbollah Is Down But Not Out
Undermining the group in Lebanon requires targeting its networks abroad.
www.washingtoninstitute.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hezbollah has its own global procurement and financial networks. The U.S. and the international community must thwart the group from operating freely abroad, write Michael Jacobson and @mattlevitt.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com.
Reposted by Matthew Levitt
"Despite recent momentum, designating the entire Muslim Brotherhood movement as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) has proven challenging," write @mattlevitt.bsky.social and Michael Jacobson.
A More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood
Instead of pinning a terrorist designation on the entire group, the Trump administration should focus more narrowly on the national security threats presented by individual Brotherhood branches and or...
www.washingtoninstitute.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Despite recent momentum, designating the entire Muslim Brotherhood movement as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) has proven challenging," write @mattlevitt.bsky.social and Michael Jacobson.
A More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood. The Trump administration should focus more narrowly on the national security threats presented by individual Brotherhood branches and organizations, especially those funding Hamas
www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
A More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood
Instead of pinning a terrorist designation on the entire group, the Trump administration should focus more narrowly on the national security threats presented by individual Brotherhood branches and or...
www.washingtoninstitute.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A More Effective Approach to Countering the Muslim Brotherhood. The Trump administration should focus more narrowly on the national security threats presented by individual Brotherhood branches and organizations, especially those funding Hamas
www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
The regime in Iran cares more about destabilizing the region, than its own people
John Hurley, U/S for terrorism & financial intelligence, said Iran funneled ~ $1 billion to #Hezbollah this year despite Western sanctions that have battered its economy. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
John Hurley, U/S for terrorism & financial intelligence, said Iran funneled ~ $1 billion to #Hezbollah this year despite Western sanctions that have battered its economy. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The regime in Iran cares more about destabilizing the region, than its own people
John Hurley, U/S for terrorism & financial intelligence, said Iran funneled ~ $1 billion to #Hezbollah this year despite Western sanctions that have battered its economy. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
John Hurley, U/S for terrorism & financial intelligence, said Iran funneled ~ $1 billion to #Hezbollah this year despite Western sanctions that have battered its economy. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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New from @mattlevitt.bsky.social and Michael Jacobson in @foreignpolicy.com: "If the past is precedent, then Hezbollah will rely heavily on those international networks to bounce back from its recent setbacks."
Hezbollah Is Down But Not Out
Undermining the group in Lebanon requires targeting its networks abroad.
foreignpolicy.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New from @mattlevitt.bsky.social and Michael Jacobson in @foreignpolicy.com: "If the past is precedent, then Hezbollah will rely heavily on those international networks to bounce back from its recent setbacks."
Hezbollah Is Down But Not Out. Undermining the group in Lebanon requires targeting its networks abroad.
@WashInstitute @ForeignPolicy
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@WashInstitute @ForeignPolicy
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Hezbollah Is Down But Not Out
Undermining the group in Lebanon requires targeting its networks abroad.
foreignpolicy.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hezbollah Is Down But Not Out. Undermining the group in Lebanon requires targeting its networks abroad.
@WashInstitute @ForeignPolicy
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@WashInstitute @ForeignPolicy
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Another Hamas weapons cache found in Europe, this time in Vienna. For full story & context of Hamas plots in Europe see ‘Hamas Plots in Europe: A Shift Toward External Operations?’ In CTC Sentinel @WestPoint_USMA @WashInstitute www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
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Weapons cache linked to Hamas found in Vienna by Austria's intelligence service
The Austrian government says its domestic intelligence service has uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Another Hamas weapons cache found in Europe, this time in Vienna. For full story & context of Hamas plots in Europe see ‘Hamas Plots in Europe: A Shift Toward External Operations?’ In CTC Sentinel @WestPoint_USMA @WashInstitute www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
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