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Rubio Announces U.S. Campaign to Isolate International Criminal Court
Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined a diplomatic push against the International Criminal Court on Monday. The effort includes potential sanctions and pressure on member states to withdraw.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new U.S. effort to isolate the International Criminal Court on Monday in a video address. Rubio described the court as a “radical and extreme” body that has moved beyond its original mandate to prosecute only the most severe crimes where law and order have collapsed.
He said the court threatens border patrol agents, American Marines, and prosecutors working to dismantle terrorist plots. ” He said the U.S. ” A State Department official told Reuters that options under review include travel bans, visa revocations, sanctions, and diplomatic pressure on other countries to withdraw from the court.
U.S. frustration with the ICC peaked in 2024 after the court indicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. In May the Trump administration withdrew sanctions against UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese after a U.S.
Court intervened. The sanctions had been imposed over comments viewed as inflammatory and for sending “threatening letters” to global businesses and groups.
