US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures

The situation

The Trump administration has vowed to dismantle the international court "brick by brick"

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

What precedes us announces new sanctions on top icc figures, according to BBC, is a sequence of decisions that narrowed the range of possible outcomes.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of announces, sanctions, top, icc, figures: The Trump administration has vowed to dismantle the international court "brick by brick".