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The Trump administration is planning to announce sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to sources. This action would target the entire organization and could significantly hinder its ability to prosecute war crimes and genocide globally. The move stems from the US's desire for the ICC to cease investigating American troops in Afghanistan and Israeli leaders, reflecting a broader effort by the administration to undermine the court’s operations.

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The Trump administration is escalating its campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), threatening sweeping sanctions that could disrupt the tribunal's finances and operations. This move follows recent sanctions on ICC officials in August 2024 after arrest warrants were issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The U.S., which has never joined the Rome Statute establishing the ICC, claims the court is targeting Americans while ignoring atrocities by authoritarian regimes. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on other countries to withdraw from the tribunal and vowed to continue a diplomatic campaign against it. Critics argue that sanctions could undermine the ICC's ability to prosecute war crimes worldwide.

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Washington has imposed sanctions on a number of ICC judges and prosecutors but has so far held off from imposing sanctions on the court itself, although the move has long been considered one of the options.

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🔮 Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say Targeting the entire organisation directly could severely undermine the court’s work prosecuting war crimes and genocide worldwide US President Donald Trump’s administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court (ICC) and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that would step up its attack on the global tribunal that prosecutes war crimes and genocide worldwide. The Trump administration has made no secret of its disdain for the court and has worked to undermine it.

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Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say Targeting the entire organisation directly could severely undermine the court’s work prosecuting war crimes and genocide worldwide US President Donald Trump’s administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court (ICC) and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that would step up its attack on the global tribunal that prosecutes war crimes and genocide worldwide. The Trump administration has made no secret of its disdain for the court and has worked to undermine it. uncertain

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US officials want the court to drop its arrest warrants against Israeli leaders as well as a past investigation into American troops in Afghanistan. asserted

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in July announced a campaign to isolate the court, calling on other countries to withdraw from the tribunal. asserted

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