A senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of training fighters from a Sudanese Islamist militia linked to the country’s Muslim Brotherhood network.
Massad Boulos said the IRGC provided training and support to fighters associated with the Al-Bara’ bin Malik Brigade, an armed group aligned with Sudan’s Islamist movement.
Writing on the social media platform X, Boulos described the brigade as “a group responsible for horrific abuses against civilians in Sudan.”
The comments come as Washington intensifies efforts to target Islamist networks tied to Sudan’s former ruling establishment.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of State designated the Sudanese Islamic Movement — widely considered the political arm of Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood — as a terrorist organization. The designation also included the Al-Bara’ bin Malik Brigade, which has operated as an Islamist militia during Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
According to Boulos, the decision is intended to hold those responsible for violence in Sudan accountable, including attacks on civilians and summary executions reportedly carried out along ethnic lines.
He said the measures represent “an important step toward holding perpetrators of unchecked violence accountable.”
Boulos also framed the move as part of a broader U.S. effort to counter Tehran’s regional influence.
“The United States remains committed to disrupting the Iranian regime’s efforts to perpetuate bloodshed in the Middle East and beyond,” he wrote.
Analysts say the designation reflects growing concern in Washington about the role of Islamist armed factions within Sudan’s war, particularly groups linked to the Muslim Brotherhood that have mobilized fighters alongside forces loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (SAF).
Sudan’s conflict, which erupted in April 2023, has drawn in a complex web of militias and regional actors, with both sides of the war accused of serious human rights abuses against civilians.
