US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge
Friday 9 October 2026 - 15:08

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal’s operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with what he called a “rogue court,” escalating a long-running campaign by President Donald Trump’s administration against the Hague-based tribunal.

“Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC,” Rubio said in a statement.

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