Today, the Trump Administration is sanctioning the ICC. This action should encourage our Allies within the Court to work for solutions to end this threat to U.S. sovereignty forever. https://t.co/D86dCqLUaZ
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) October 9, 2026
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, according to Reuters, which reviewed a statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of the official announcement. Reuters reports the sanctions would bar U.S. companies from providing services to the court itself, forcing banks, insurers and software companies to cut ties. That goes beyond earlier sanctions on individual ICC officials. Secretary Rubio called the ICC a “rogue court” and said, “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC.” He said the sanctions are structured to give the court and its member states a chance to address U.S. concerns, and that the U.S. will “continue to adjust accordingly.” A senior State Department official said Treasury will issue licenses “to protect American interests.” ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan said the sanctions “must be condemned” and the court’s work will continue. Washington has objected to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and to a past ICC investigation of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, which the court has since closed. The ICC has 125 member states, including every EU country and every NATO member except the U.S. and Turkey. Source: https://t.co/dbSM1ufsLu
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 9, 2026
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, according to Reuters, which reviewed a statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of the official announcement. Reuters reports the sanctions would bar U.S. companies from providing services to the court itself, forcing banks, insurers and software companies to cut ties. That goes beyond earlier sanctions on individual ICC officials.
Secretary Rubio called the ICC a “rogue court” and said, “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC.” He said the sanctions are structured to give the court and its member states a chance to address U.S. concerns, and that the U.S. will “continue to adjust accordingly.” A senior State Department official said Treasury will issue licenses “to protect American interests.”
ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan said the sanctions “must be condemned” and the court’s work will continue. Washington has objected to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and to a past ICC investigation of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, which the court has since closed. The ICC has 125 member states, including every EU country and every NATO member except the U.S. and Turkey.
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