💢 US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz laid out the Trump administration’s priorities ahead of UNGA:

• Iran: Washington will demand full enforcement of sanctions, with “consequences for friend and foe” that fail to comply. Waltz said the goal remains preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

• UN cuts: More than $1 billion has been cut from the UN budget, around 3,000 headquarters positions are being eliminated and peacekeeping personnel reduced by roughly 25%. “We have the U.N. on a diet,” Waltz said.

• UN role: Despite the cuts, Washington does not intend to abandon the organization. Waltz said the UN should return to its core peace and security role and provide burden-sharing that avoids deploying US troops to conflicts such as Gaza and Haiti.

• Greenland and the Arctic: Waltz called the new US agreement with Denmark and Greenland “incredibly significant,” citing Arctic shipping routes, energy and mineral resources, and Russia’s military presence. He noted Russia has 43 icebreakers against two for the US, while Washington has commissioned 11 more from Finland.

• Trump is due to address the General Assembly on Tuesday and meet Gulf leaders, with Iran and regional security expected to feature prominently.

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