AdvertisementIran's U.N. Ambassador: U.S. Escalating Hostilities Like A 'Knife Under Your Throat'June 21, 2019Steve InskeepBobby AllynfacebookEmailMajid Takht Ravanchi, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, pictured here in 2015 at a news conference in Mexico City. In an exclusive interview with NPR, Ravanchi said flaring tensions between Washington and Tehran have made diplomatic talks hostile. (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)