OFAC Adds Individuals to ICC Sanctions List, Issues General Licenses
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added four individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List under the ICC Sanctions Program following their designation by the U.S. Department of State. According to the State Department releases:
These individuals directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of the United States or Israel, without consent from the United States or Israel. Neither the United States nor Israel is party to the Rome Statute.
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As a result of today’s sanctions-related actions, all property and interests in property of the sanctioned persons described above that are in the United States or in possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Additionally, all individuals or entities that are owned, either directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked.
All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or exempt. These prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.
The State Department published a press release and fact sheet on the action. OFAC also published a series of seven General Licenses authorizing specific activities (e.g., wind-down, legal services, and medical services) involving the new SDNs.