The multimillionaire owner of Tesla and the social network X, who is one of Donald Trump’s great allies, will have discussed ways to mitigate tensions between Iran and the United States of America. Tehran sees businessman as an alternative that allows past tensions with Trump to be overcome
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is one of Donald Trump’s top advisors, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani. One of the topics discussed was the relief of tension between Iran and the United States of America.
The news was , which, citing Iranian sources, says the meeting took place on Monday and lasted more than an hour, in a secret location. These sources describe the meeting as “positive” and “good news”.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, owns Tesla and the social network .
Asked about the meeting, Donald Trump’s communications director declined to comment. Musk and the Iranian mission to the UN also did not provide further details about the meeting.
Musk, known for his eccentricity, has gained prominence over the past few weeks for appearing almost always alongside Donald Trump, who has already classified him as a “genius”. In a conversation with the president of Ukraine, Trump handed over the phone to the multimillionaire, as he played a key role in providing communications to Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
Sources from The New York Times reported that it was Musk who requested the meeting, with the Iranian ambassador choosing the location.
This direct meeting between Musk and an Iranian representative can be seen as a change of tone in the relationship between Tehran and Washington, contrary to the tense relationship cultivated by Trump with this country. Iranian officials admit that Musk represented an alternative that allowed Tehran to sit down with an American official again.
In his first presidency, Trump withdrew the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran, calling it “horrible” and something that “should never have been done”, imposing strong economic sanctions on Iranian oil revenues. Trump also ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, Qassim Soleimani, in Iraq in 2020.
In response, Iran’s supreme leader banned any negotiations with the Trump administration. Iranian authorities also vowed to avenge the death of Qassim Suleimani. Federal authorities revealed in a court filing last week that Iran was involved in a plot to kill Trump before the election.
Furthermore, Trump has been a strong supporter of Israel, which has ongoing conflicts against Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran’s proxies.
