Why is the Trump administration trying to dismantle the ICC?

What the report says

The Trump administration has moved to expand pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC), with the United States imposing new sanctions that Al Jazeera described as sweeping. According to the outlet, the measures were announced shortly after former ICC judge Navi Pillay received the Nobel Peace Prize, adding prominence to an already sharp dispute between Washington and the court.

Al Jazeera said the latest sanctions go beyond earlier US actions against ICC prosecutors and judges and are intended to disrupt the court’s work. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was cited as saying the move aims to cripple ICC operations. The reporting also noted that Washington has long opposed the court, especially after it issued arrest warrants involving Israeli officials.

The ICC, created in 2002, prosecutes war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Al Jazeera highlighted that it has issued warrants for more than 70 people, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The sanctions dispute raises broader questions about whether European governments will support the court or resist US pressure.

In the program discussed by Al Jazeera, the issue was examined with legal, European policy and Republican political commentators. The broader context, beyond the article itself, is that tension between the US and the ICC has recurred for years over sovereignty concerns and cases touching US allies.