US Resets UN Relationship With $850M Payment as Iran Warns Neighbors Against 'Economic War'

The Trump administration has notified Congress it will pay $850 million to the United Nations — a fraction of the $5 billion Washington owes after years of withheld dues. The payment covers $725 million in regular budget contributions and $125 million for peacekeeping operations in Haiti and Congo. "The U.N. is facing imminent financial collapse," Secretary-General António Guterres warned earlier this year, a message clearly directed at the world body's...