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The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), targeting its financial resources and operations within U.S. jurisdictions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced these measures in a video address, arguing that the court is politically motivated and unjustly targets American military personnel. The sanctions require U.S. entities to cease transactions with the ICC within six months, impacting its ability to function. Rubio emphasized bipartisan support for this action but highlighted President Trump’s decisive stance against the ICC, urging allies to cooperate in dismantling it or face further U.S. actions.
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On Friday, the US imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), aiming to dismantle an institution it views as politicized and illegitimate. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced these measures just hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work at the court. The sanctions target companies that provide services to the ICC, potentially cutting off its resources and hindering its operations against US interests. In response, the ICC strongly rejected the sanctions as an assault on international law and justice, emphasizing it would continue its mandate despite the challenges.
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The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal that the U.S. believes has become politicized and attempted to unfairly and illegally prosecute Americans and Israelis on war crimes charges.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Friday, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African prosecutor Navi Pillay, who had led investigations into potential ICC charges against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The move, however, long predated the Nobel Prize announcement.
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“We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate against us,” Rubio said in a video address posted to social media.
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The sanctions block any assets the ICC as an institution might have in U.S. jurisdictions and set a six-month timeline for U.S. companies and individuals that have business with the court to wind that business down.
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Rubio said both Republicans and Democrats have deep reservations about the court, which was established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity that might not otherwise be handled by the parties involved.
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But he said that only U.S. President Donald Trump was willing to move against the court.
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“Both parties agree on this, but only President Trump has the resolve to take the action needed to end this threat once and for all,” Rubio said.
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“Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC.”
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Rubio added that the U.S. expects its allies to join in the actions against the ICC.
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Those include many NATO members in Europe and Japan.
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“We expect our allies, many of whom are part of the ICC and that rely on American service members for their defense, to rein in this rogue court,” he said.
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“If they do not, the United States will continue its campaign to dismantle the ICC, piece by piece, until Americans are threatened no longer.”
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