The secretary claimed the ICC was stepping outside its jurisdiction because the United States is not bound by the 2002 Rome Statute, which established the international court to prosecute genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) previously issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu amid the Gaza conflict. The U.S. is not party to the Rome statute and is under no obligation to arrest Netanyahu. However, Mamdani has mulled doing so amid the Iran war.