Trump Adviser Elon Musk Requested Meeting with Iran's UN Ambassador Iravani to Ease US-Iran Tensions

Nov 14, 2024, 10:37 PM

Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, on Monday in New York to discuss ways to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States, according to two Iranian officials. The meeting, which lasted over an hour, was requested by Musk and provided a workaround for Iran to engage without sitting directly with an American official. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss policy publicly, described the meeting as "positive" and "good news." One Iranian Foreign Ministry official stated that Ambassador Iravani suggested Musk obtain sanctions exemptions from the U.S. Treasury Department and bring some of his businesses to Tehran. Trump's team has not confirmed or denied the meeting.