Is the United States a Terrorist State? (factually.co)

The article says the United States is not listed by the U.S. State Department as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” and that the formal U.S. designation list currently names Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. It explains that critics argue some U.S. foreign policies and enforcement practices fit broader, moral definitions of “state terrorism,” but that this is a contested political and legal debate rather than a settled factual classification. It also notes that U.S. agencies generally treat terrorism as a foreign policy and criminal-law issue through established designation and sanction processes.