President Trump signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing the body of improperly targeting the United States and Israel.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, claiming that it “has engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.”

It is the first time the US has imposed sanctions against an international governmental organization. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on Thursday imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to the arrest warrants issued by that institution against the Prime Minister of Israel,