MNA � Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected rumors of biological terror attack against Iran envoy to UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi, adding that he is undergoing cancer treatment in New York.







�Mr. Takht-Ravanchi was diagnosed with cancer after departing for [UN mission in] New York and he was not aware of his illness while in Iran,� Zarif said on Monday.

�If we were aware of his condition, we would have started the treatment in Iran but the diagnosis was made in America and his doctor emphasized the need for immediate surgery,� he said, adding, �He has undergone surgery in New York and is now receiving chemotherapy.�

�I reject the rumors of biological terror attack against Mr. Takht Ravanchi,� he highlighted.

Ravanchi couldn�t accompany the Iranian delegation in September�s UN General Assembly due to being hospitalized in New York. Washington didn�t allow Foreign Minister Zarif to visit him in the hospital, demanding the release of a security prisoner in Iran in exchange. Tehran condemned Washington�s move, while some described it as �uncivilized�.

Zarif said then that��thanks to technology� he was able to talk with Takht-Ravanchi.

US has imposed severe restrictions on movements of Iranian diplomats in New York as they are just able to move between three buildings in the American city.