New Actor: Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle ICC

On July 13, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a diplomatic campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court, saying the United States would take it apart "brick by brick, if necessary."

Rubio, speaking for the Trump administration, called the ICC a "threat to U.S. sovereignty" and said the tribunal is interfering with U.S. military and law-enforcement operations.

The administration said it will pressure other countries to withdraw from the court and is weighing further sanctions and other measures to isolate it.

The European Union responded that threats against the ICC are "unacceptable" following the U.S. announcement.

Reuters characterized the push as an effort to "isolate" the ICC, while the New York Times, the Guardian, UPI, Jurist, and Africanews reported Rubio's aim as to "dismantle" it.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources