In New York, Elon Musk met with the Iranian ambassador to the UN.
According to CBS, the BBC’s US partner.
Elon Musk met with Iran’s ambassador to the UN the day before he was appointed co-head of Donald Trump’s new cost-cutting division.
According to the New York Times, which broke the news first.
The meeting was held at ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani’s home in New York with the intention of talking about ways to reduce tensions between the two countries.
Whether President-elect Trump and his national security team knew about the meeting is unclear.
Mike Waltz and Marco Rubio, two recent additions to Trump’s national security team.
Are well-known Iran hawks who think the US should be strong on Iran.
The New York Times claims that although the US and Tehran do not have diplomatic ties.
A private meeting with Musk offered a workaround that spared Iran from having to meet with an American official.
According to the publication, Iranian officials characterized Musk’s request for the meeting with the ambassador as “positive” and “excellent news.”
“We do not comment on rumors of private encounters that did or did not occur.
Stated Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump.
A request for comment from CBS News was turned down by the Iranian missions to the White House and the United Nations.
Trump reinstituted strict economic sanctions that forbid US corporations from conducting business in Iran and withdrew the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Which Was Mediated by Barack Obama, During His First Term in Office.
Additionally, in 2020, Trump gave the order for the airstrike that killed Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani.
The president-elect is also a fervent supporter of Israel, which has been at war with Hezbollah and Hamas.
Both of which are backed by Iran, ever since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 of last year.
Musk was just named co-head of Donald Trump’s new cost-cutting department.
Which will provide advice on government cost-cutting without being a formal government agency.
The tech tycoon and Tesla CEO has been instrumental in supplying communications to Ukraine’s military through his Starlink satellite internet system.
And he recently joined Trump in a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
