"South Korea has paid Tehran's dues to the United Nations using $18 million of frozen Iranian assets, Seoul said.
The payment was made on January 21 in cooperation with the United States and the UN after Iran made an emergency request to South Korea, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on January 23.
Iran has more than $7 billion in funds for oil shipments frozen at two South Korean banks due to U.S. sanctions.
'Iran's voting right at the UN General Assembly is expected to be immediately restored with the payment,' the ministry added..."