US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, the US Department of Treasury confirmed on Thursday.
Additionally, ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been added to the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the US Treasury said.
The move by Trump comes after US Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-led effort to sanction the ICC in protest to its arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over Israel's campaign in Gaza.
"The ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel as neither country is a party to the Rome Statute or a member of the ICC," the executive order reads. "Neither country has ever recognized the ICC's jurisdiction, and both nations are thriving democracies with militaries that strictly adhere to the laws of war."
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