On 13th November, the US government designated four entities in Germany, Italy and Greece as global terrorists. The Trump administration accused these entities of being “violent Antifa groups”.
In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he had designated German-based Antifa Ost as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists,” alongside three other groups in Greece and Italy. He called this move an effort to build on Donald Trump’s “commitment to confront Antifa’s campaign of political violence.”
Taking to X, Rubio wrote, “Today, building on @POTUS’s historic commitment to uproot Antifa’s campaign of political violence, the Department of State is designating four Antifa groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The United States will continue using all available tools to protect our nation from these anti-American, anti-capitalist, and anti-Christian terrorist groups.”
Today, building on @POTUS’s historic commitment to uproot Antifa’s campaign of political violence, the Department of State is designating four Antifa groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The United States will continue using all… https://t.co/9byS1nwo2m
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) November 13, 2025
The US Department of State published a thread on X highlighting the crimes of the now-designated terrorist groups. It said, “Anarchist militants have waged terror campaigns in the United States and Europe, conspiring to undermine the foundations of Western Civilization through their brutal attacks. The State Department will designate these four Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Organizations:”
“Antifa Ost is a terrorist organization based in Germany that is infamous for wielding hammers in premeditated attacks against unsuspecting victims. This Antifa group was named a terrorist organization by Hungary after it attacked nine victims in Budapest,” it added.
The Trump administration will continue to identify and disrupt Antifa’s terror networks across the world.
These terrorist designations deny violent organizations access to America’s financial system and impose severe penalties on those who offer support to these militant groups.
— Department of State (@StateDept) November 13, 2025
The Department of State continued, “The International Revolutionary Front is an Italy-based coalition of violent anarchists. The group claimed responsibility for the shooting of an engineering executive in Genoa and sent a series of bombs to politicians, embassies, and civilian targets, injuring several people.
It further mentioned a “violent Greek anarchist group” and stated, “Armed Proletarian Justice is a violent Greek anarchist group that pledges to wage armed conflict against police officers and state infrastructure. The terror group used dynamite to build a homemade bomb – then planted it near the Greek riot police headquarters in a failed attack.”
“Revolutionary Class Self Defense is a violent anarchist and anti-capitalist group in Greece that claimed responsibility for improvised explosive device attacks targeting the Greek Ministry of Labor and the offices of a major railway,” it added.
The Department of State further announced that the Trump administration will continue to “identify and disrupt Antifa’s terror networks across the world. These terrorist designations deny violent organizations access to America’s financial system and impose severe penalties on those who offer support to these militant groups.”
