A U.S. diplomat has said that Egypt is moving “in a direction that would not seem democratic” and that the U.S. had “no policy” on how to deal with it, following Cairo’s decision to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.

“Officially our policy is to encourage the Egyptian government to stick to a democratic roadmap,” said the diplomat, who is based in the region and requested anonymity as he is not authorized to speak to the press. “And yes, I know how insane that sounds considering what happened this month.” …

“Things are changing quickly on the ground, and we are seeing Egypt move in a direction which would not seem democratic,” the diplomat said. “But at the moment, we have no change in policy, no word from the White House on how to handle this going forward. Unfortunately this has become all too common. Going forward we really have no policy.”