The United States put sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, going after the court as a whole for the first time.

Before this, the Trump administration had sanctioned 17 people tied to the court, including judges and prosecutors, Fox News reported. Now any court money held in the United States is frozen, and Americans, U.S. companies and banks are generally barred from doing business with it.

"Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. He said the United States would take the court apart "brick by brick" if needed, CBS News reported.

The rules don't bite all at once. The Treasury Department is giving the court 180 days to keep some operations going while its member countries try to address U.S. concerns.

The court, based in The Hague in the Netherlands, tries people accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The United States and Israel never joined it. Washington has long objected to its look into alleged crimes by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and to its 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over the war in Gaza. Both men deny wrongdoing.

The court called the move "an assault on the rule of law." Its president, Tomoko Akane, said it would keep doing its job "with independence and impartiality."

Eight close U.S. allies, including Canada, Germany, France, Japan and the United Kingdom, said they "strongly disagree" with the sanctions, CBS News reported. The court has 125 member countries, including every NATO member except Turkey.

The move came hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to Navi Pillay, a former judge at the court.

What we know: The court's U.S. assets are blocked, and a 180-day window is open.
What we don't: Whether member countries can strike a deal before the window closes.