Trump blasted the Nobel Peace Prize decision on Truth Social, calling it a snub to his war‑solving record. He listed eight wars he allegedly settled and the release of 28 Israeli hostages, claiming the U.S. did not receive the award. In the same breath, the U.S. State Department announced new sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, effective immediately.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that Navi Pillay, a South‑African judge of Indian Tamil origin, would receive the 2026 Peace Prize for her work advancing international law and prosecuting war crimes.
The State Department said it would block all ICC property in the United States, impose licensing requirements on transactions, and sanction 17 individuals under an executive order titled "Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court."
Pillay’s supporters and several UN officials condemned the sanctions, saying they threaten global rule of law. "The ICC is the world's only court that holds leaders accountable," said UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings.
The ICC has issued a statement calling the sanctions a threat to international justice and warned of repercussions on cooperation with the U.S. The U.S. will begin enforcing the order on May 12.