# Trump’s attacks put the UN through its toughest test in 80 years

https://mins.news/en/video/68552

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-22 08:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgHlWrfvpig

> World leaders gather at the UN every September to address global problems, but its relevance is now under intense scrutiny. Donald Trump’s 2025 “scorched earth” speech, his second-term withdrawal from 66 agencies, withholding of dues and bypassing of the Security Council over the war with Iran have left the organisation looking constrained.

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