US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as 'assault on rule of law'

The Trump administration announced sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), aiming to dismantle what it sees as a rogue institution. These measures ban US entities from conducting transactions with the ICC and seek to cut off its financial operations. The ICC condemned the sanctions as an assault on the rule of law, shortly after former ICC judge Navi Pillay received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that if the ICC does not end its threats, the US will end the ICC itself.