Iran condemns U.S. sanctions on ICC officials

22/8/2025 7:52

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Thursday condemned the U.S. imposition of sanctions on four more officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC).



He made the remarks on the social media platform X one day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions against ICC Judges Kimberly Prost of Canada and Nicolas Guillou of France, along with Deputy Prosecutors Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji and Mame Mandiaye Niang of Senegal.



Baghaei said the U.S. imposition of sanctions on the ICC members "for addressing Israel's atrocity crimes is not only an unprecedented assault on justice, but a blatant complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Palestine."



He added that the "assault" on the ICC officials epitomized a "gross abuse of power -- granting Israel absolute impunity, licensing further atrocities, and gravely imperiling international peace and security."