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ICC prosecutor says court making ‘significant progress’ despite US sanctions
Nazhat Shameem Khan claims some staff are facing ‘banking difficulties’ but their work is unaffected
The deputy prosecutor of the international criminal court has said that new US sanctions are already beginning to take effect on its staff but insisted they have not hindered the court’s work.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio announced the sanctions earlier this month, accusing the ICC – a frequent Trump administration target – of being a “rogue court” and declaring: “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC.”
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Julian Borger in Jerusalem · Sat, Oct 24, 2026, 4:35 AM
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Nazhat Shameem Khan claims some staff are facing ‘banking difficulties’ but their work is unaffected
The deputy prosecutor of the international criminal court has said that new US sanctions are already beginning to take effect on its staff but insisted they have not hindered the court’s work.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio announced the sanctions earlier this month, accusing the ICC – a frequent Trump administration target – of being a “rogue court” and declaring: “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC.”
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