Trump has imposed financial sanctions on the ICC

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) for actions against Washington and allies. This was announced on Thursday, February 6, in a statement from the White House.

"I, Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, believe that [the ICC] <...> is taking illegal and unwarranted actions against America and our close ally Israel," the document reads.

According to Trump, the ICC's actions are "an attack on the sovereignty of the United States" and "undermine the government's critical national security and foreign policy work."

The U.S., as part of the executive order, will impose tangible and significant sanctions on those responsible for ICC violations. Some of these may include the blocking of property and assets, as well as the suspension of entry into the United States of ICC officials, employees and agents, as well as their immediate family members as their representatives.

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It was previously reported on January 20 that the ICC in The Hague was preparing to impose aggressive economic sanctions from the Trump administration. According to The Guardian, the destabilization of the court may be related to the cancellation of arrest warrants for Netanyahu and the country's former defense minister Yoav Galant.

Before that, on January 10, the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress approved a bill to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court in case of its proceedings against the United States and its allies. It is specified that the project was supported by 243 members of the lower house of Congress, 140 opposed.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Galant on November 21, 2024. The court ruled that the two politicians were responsible for war crimes against civilians. The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Estonia expressed their willingness to comply with the court's decision, while the United States and France opposed it.