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The sanctions were being done to "stem the flow of revenue the regime uses to fund destabilizing activities."

Gal Haimovich, a 49-year-old Israeli national, was sentenced for using his international freight forwarding company to violate US export control laws.

Tehran is wary of Trump's new sanctions, and it risks seeing its economy be battered - but does not want to be seen to buckle.

The US sanctions, which focus on punishing the court for investigating Israeli officials, can also affect the prosecution's probe into crimes committed by Hamas, says rep. for victims, Vias Gvirsman.

Donald Trump said the ICC abused its power by issuing "baseless arrest warrants" targeting Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The order will place financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their family members who assist in ICC investigations of US citizens or US allies said the official. The ICC did not comment.

Israel must prepare for swift negotiations between the US and Iran, senior Middle East researcher Dr. Shay Har-Zvi told Maariv.

The measures include imposing emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the US; a travel ban and visa revocations on Colombian government officials; and Treasury and banking sanctions.

"Sanctions can severely hamper ongoing investigations in all situations and other activities of the Court and affect the safety of victims, witnesses and sanctioned individuals," said the Assembly.

The new White House website begins by stating that the "revocations" in the list will be the first of many steps the US government plans on taking.