{"id":4819,"date":"2026-09-21T04:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T04:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2026-09-21T04:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T04:13:49","slug":"trump-administration-readies-sweeping-sanctions-against-icc-reports-say-icc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4819","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration readies sweeping sanctions against ICC, reports say | ICC News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Measures targeting the court itself could disrupt payments, IT services and investigations.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Trump administration is reportedly preparing sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could disrupt the tribunal\u2019s finances and day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n

The US sanctions would prohibit most transactions with the ICC after a grace period of six to seven months, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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The move would mark a sharp escalation in Washington\u2019s campaign against the Hague-based court by targeting the institution itself rather than individual judges and prosecutors.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration plans to announce the sanctions soon, according to the Reuters news agency, quoting two sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

The Journal, citing anonymous officials, said a decision could be finalised during this week\u2019s United Nations General Assembly gathering in New York or soon afterwards.<\/p>\n

If imposed, the measures would generally bar US citizens and companies from providing the ICC with money, goods or services without a licence from the US Treasury.<\/p>\n

Banks and other companies often take an especially cautious approach to US sanctions because they rely on access to the American financial system.<\/p>\n

The ICC president and registrar have previously warned that sanctions on the organisation as a whole could interfere with its ability to buy information technology and insurance services, hire investigators and make routine payments, including salaries for American employees.<\/p>\n

The ICC was created in 2002 to prosecute individuals accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity when national authorities are unable or unwilling to do so.<\/p>\n

Washington has already sanctioned more than a dozen ICC judges and prosecutors under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in February 2025.<\/p>\n

In August, it added the court\u2019s President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye<\/a> to the list, with restrictions on them taking effect on September 17.<\/p>\n

The United States has never joined the court.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration says the court has exceeded its authority by pursuing officials from countries that are not ICC members.<\/p>\n

Relations deteriorated sharply after the court issued arrest warrants in November 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Israel, like the US, is not an ICC member and rejects the court\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

Washington has also objected to an earlier ICC investigation into alleged abuses in Afghanistan involving US personnel.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a campaign in July to further isolate the court and urged other countries to withdraw from it.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s move adds to growing opposition to the ICC in recent months.<\/p>\n

Chad and Venezuela moved<\/a> in July to withdraw from the court, following Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.<\/p>\n

Four US-based rights groups sued<\/a> the Trump administration in August, arguing that existing sanctions obstruct their legal and human rights work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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