The United States has designated The Resistance Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). President Trump backed the step taken.
The State Department announced the action July 17, saying, “TRF, a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) front and proxy, claimed responsibility for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack which killed 26 civilians,” adding that, “This was the deadliest attack on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks conducted by LeT. TRF has also claimed responsibility for several attacks against Indian security forces, including most recently in 2024.”
These actions taken by the Department of State “demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to protecting our national security interests, countering terrorism, and enforcing President Trump’s call for justice for the Pahalgam attack.”
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority on Saturday said President Donald Trump strongly backed the administration’s decision to designate The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, calling it a deserved move against those responsible for killing civilians in India, ANI reported.
“President Trump calls it like it is. The Resistance Front is a foreign terrorist organisation and deserves the designation. When you butcher civilians, you don’t get a pass–you get JUSTICE,” the Committee posted on X.
TRF and other associated aliases have been added to LeT’s designation as a FTO and SDGT pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and Executive Order 13224, respectively. The Department of State has also reviewed and maintained the FTO designation of LeT.
Amendments to FTO designations go into effect upon publication in the Federal Register.
India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar responded on X, calling the terrorist designation my Washington, “A strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. Appreciate @SecRubio and @StateDept for designating TRF—a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) proxy—as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). It claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam attack. Zero tolerance for Terrorism. #OpSindoor“
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