U.S. launches campaign to isolate International Criminal Court, Rubio says

The Trump administration has begun an effort to challenge and isolate the International Criminal Court, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, according to a Reuters report published July 13, 2026. The campaign places the United States in a renewed diplomatic confrontation with the court and the 125 governments that belong to it.

Rubio described the administration’s position as an effort to dismantle what it views as a threat to U.S. sovereignty. The reported move is a campaign and policy position, not evidence that the court has been dismantled, weakened or abandoned by its members.

The reported U.S. position also continues broader disputes over the court’s jurisdiction and investigations. Earlier sanctions against ICC officials had already made the court’s work a point of conflict with Washington. The new campaign, as described by Rubio and reported by Reuters, expands that dispute into a broader diplomatic effort.