It is the first time the US has imposed sanctions against an international governmental organization. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on Thursday imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to the arrest warrants issued by that institution against the Prime Minister of Israel,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies such as Israel,