U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said Washington will impose sanctions on International Criminal Court officials, accusing the court of "illegitimate attempts to subject Americans to its jurisdiction."

Pompeo said the United States will blacklist ICC's chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, and Phakiso Mochochoko, the director of ICC's Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division, and impose visa restrictions on certain individuals.