Majid Takht-Ravanchi

Majid Takht-Ravanchi is a career Iranian diplomat who served as Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2019 to 2022 and has held the role of Deputy Foreign Minister. He was a leading negotiator on the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) during the Rouhani administration and is identified with the diplomatic-track wing of Iran's foreign-policy establishment.

On 7 March 2026, Takht-Ravanchi told France 24 that European countries joining the US-Israeli campaign would become "legitimate targets" for Iranian retaliation, citing the range of Iran's Shahab-3 and Khorramshahr missiles — 2,000–2,500 km — as sufficient to reach Greece, Cyprus, and parts of the Balkans. The warning placed European NATO members on formal notice that participation in offensive operations carried existential escalation risk. Takht-Ravanchi's prominence as a spokesperson in the conflict reflects the marginalisation of Iran's diplomatic establishment under the IRGC-aligned leadership that has dominated decision-making since the war began; the diplomatic wing signals restraint and negotiability that the operational command does not necessarily observe.