General · 19 August 2026

US sanctions International Criminal Court president and a senior lawyer

The US has frozen assets and limited transactions for the ICC president and a senior trial lawyer. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this is part of a campaign to "dismantle" the court and protect Americans from what he called a "sham". The Trump administration argues the ICC overstepped its authority investigating US and Israeli actions.

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