US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court as ICC vows to continue probes
October 9, 2026 at 03:30 PM · Updated 7d ago
14 reports · 10 in Arabic, 4 in English · over 5 hours
European states, Canada, Japan and UN back ICC against US sanctions
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8 دول أوروبية ترفض العقوبات الأمريكية على الجنائية الدولية
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بيان لـ6 دول أوروبية واليابان وكندا: متحدون فى دعم المحكمة الجنائية الدولية
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بلجيكا والنرويج تنددان بالعقوبات الأمريكية على الجنائية الدولية
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المفوضية الأوروبية تدين العقوبات الأمريكية على المحكمة الجنائية الدولية
(opens the publisher’s site)المحكمة الجنائية الدولية: العقوبات الأمريكية لن تردعنا عن مواصلة عملنا
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US impose sanctions on ICC with threat to 'end' international court
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نتنياهو يشيد بعقوبات ترامب وروبيو ضد المحكمة الجنائية الدولية
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المحكمة الجنائية الدولية تتحدى عقوبات أمريكا: لن تردعنا ومستمرون فى رسالتنا
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US imposes sanctions on international criminal court
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الخارجية الأمريكية تفرض عقوبات على المحكمة الجنائية الدولية وتهدد بتفكيكها
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أمريكا تفرض عقوبات على الجنائية الدولية والمحكمة تندد
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US sanctions International Criminal Court itself in latest escalation
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أمريكا تفرض عقوبات جديدة على المحكمة الجنائية الدولية وتهدد بتفكيكها
(opens the publisher’s site)US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court, threatening to dismantle it if allies fail to restrain the court.
- Rubio announced sanctions on the ICC, saying they will bar dealings with the court and cut its funding sources.
- Rubio said Trump will not allow the ICC to prosecute American citizens, and called on allied member states to restrain the court.
- Rubio threatened that the US will continue working to dismantle the ICC unless its conduct is curbed.
- The ICC said it will continue its investigations, and Deputy Prosecutor Nuzhat Shameem Khan urged states to condemn the sanctions.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the sanctions as a brave move to protect Washington's allies and their national sovereignty.
- Netanyahu called the ICC a 'political body' that has lost legitimacy and poses a threat to law-abiding democracies.
- The ICC condemned the sanctions as an assault on the rule of law, warning that 'history will judge this moment'.
- The European Commission called the US sanctions on the ICC 'very unfortunate' and said it is ready to take measures to enable the court to continue its work.
- Eight countries, including France, Germany and Britain, issued a joint statement rejecting the sanctions and affirming support for the ICC.
- Belgium and Norway condemned the measures, with Belgian Minister Maxime Prévost coordinating EU practical support for the court.
- Rubio said either the ICC ends its threats or the US will end the ICC.
- The joint statement was signed by France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK, Canada and Denmark.