International Criminal Court prosecutor Khan first to be hit by U.S. sanctions, sources say
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan faces US sanctions under Trump's order targeting ICC's war crimes investigations involving US citizens or allies.
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE - International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by U.S. President Donald Trump to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Khan, who is British, was named on Friday in an annex - not yet made public - to an executive order signed by Trump a day earlier, a senior ICC official and another source, both briefed by U.S. government officials, told Reuters. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a confidential matter.
(Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
The article discusses US sanctions on ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, authorized by President Trump, related to war crimes investigations.
Khan was sanctioned due to ICC investigations into war crimes involving US citizens or allies, as per Trump's executive order.
The sanctions were authorized by US President Donald Trump through an executive order.
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