U.S. Sanctions International Criminal Court as an Institution

The United States added the International Criminal Court itself to its sanctions list on October 9, alongside four new general licenses. One authorization permits transactions needed to maintain or wind down the court's operations through April 7, 2027, including salaries and routine services. Another permits pension payments, with payments to blocked persons directed into blocked interest-bearing U.S. accounts. The designation falls under President Donald Trump's February sanctions order, which rejected the court's warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant as baseless.