US Secretary of State Rubio announced... US decided to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court

In his video post on his social media account, US Secretary of State Rubio announced the sanctions decision they took against the ICC today.

Rubio said, "President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to try Americans. That is why today the United States is imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court." he said.

Emphasizing that they are not members of the court and that they do not accept that this court has any authority over American citizens, Rubio stated that they decided to impose sanctions to prevent the ICC from taking such a step at any point.

"Either the ICC will end its threats or we will eliminate the ICC," Rubio said. he stated.

The US Minister said, "If they do not do this, the US will continue to destroy the ICC step by step until Americans are no longer under threat." he said.

It is noteworthy that the US announced the sanction decision a few hours after Pillay, one of the former judges of the court and who recently led the preparation of a United Nations (UN) report that concluded that "Israel committed genocide in Gaza", won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant due to the genocide in Gaza in November 2024, and the USA strongly objected to the decision and stated that it did not recognize it.

The Washington administration imposed sanctions on ICC judges and prosecutors, including court President Tomoko Akane, in August.

US President Donald Trump stated that Rubio's campaign against the Court was carried out to protect Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, not himself.