The United States government has launched a diplomatic offensive aimed at dismantling the International Criminal Court (ICC), marking a significant escalation in Washington's long-standing opposition to the tribunal.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday that the strategy seeks to compel U.S. allies to abandon the court, arguing that the body interferes in the internal affairs of the United States. "The ICC represents an intolerable threat to U.S. sovereignty," Rubio asserted in a statement. "It arrogates to itself the authority to prosecute and even imprison U.S. military personnel and officials who act in defense of the national interest of the United States."

The new State Department action plan includes restricting entry into U.S. territory for ICC personnel, as well as intensifying financial penalties against its members and affiliated entities. The pressure campaign will focus firmly on Washington's partner nations, particularly those receiving U.S. military protection, with the goal of forcing them to reject the court's decisions. To that end, the administration will convene ambassadors and foreign representatives to present what it describes as the tribunal's irregularities and instruct them on withdrawal procedures.

Under this framework, the White House will impose stricter oversight on nations that continue to recognize the international court's jurisdiction while receiving U.S. financial assistance or cooperation. The administration has signaled that it will condition further aid on compliance with its anti-ICC stance.

Rubio sharply criticized the tribunal, claiming it seeks to position itself as "an unaccountable global arbiter." In an opinion piece published Monday in The Wall Street Journal, the secretary of state asserted that the institution is "backed and directed by a powerful network of left-wing nongovernmental organizations, smug globalists, and hostile Third World governments united by their enmity toward the United States."

The official concluded by stating that the administration will use all available resources and work in coordinated fashion with allies for the purpose of progressively dismantling the ICC. The move represents one of the most aggressive U.S. actions against the international judicial body since its establishment, and is likely to provoke significant pushback from European allies and human rights organizations worldwide.