U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions banning transactions with the International Criminal Court, which he called a 'rogue court', to cut off its resources

The United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution on 9 October 2026, banning transactions with the tribunal to cut off its resources, after earlier sanctions on its president and a senior trial lawyer in August. Court officials said its work would continue, while the US Treasury planned licences exempting some activity to protect American interests.