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Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say
South China Morning Post • • nation
Key Points:
- The Trump administration is preparing to impose sanctions on the entire International Criminal Court (ICC), escalating its efforts to undermine the tribunal that prosecutes war crimes and genocide globally.
- The US government opposes the ICC's investigations, particularly those targeting Israeli leaders and American troops in Afghanistan, and has pressured the court to drop these cases.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio has launched a campaign urging other countries to withdraw from the ICC, signaling a broader US strategy to isolate the court internationally.
- While sanctions have previously targeted individual ICC judges and prosecutors, this would be the first time the US sanctions the court as a whole.
- The State Department has not yet commented on the planned sanctions.
