Iran names new U.N. ambassador as tensions rise with WashingtonTakht Ravanchi, 61, is currently Iranian deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs. He has also served as ambassador to Switzerland.Majid Takht Ravanchi (L) with Mohammad Javad Zarif (R), Iran's Foreign Minister, in 2015(photo credit: TASNIM NEWS AGENCY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
