The Trump administration announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court on October 9, 2026, over the court's 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the court threatened American sovereignty if it prosecuted Americans, and the sanctions carry a grace period until April 7. Reporting has since focused on the mechanism: the measures could cut the ICC off from the U.S. financial system and bar it from using dollars, and they block the court from dollar transactions and bar US persons from providing it funds, goods or services. The court, anticipating the move, has been paying staff months up front.