Elon Musk has met a leading Iranian official ahead of attempts by the incoming Donald Trump administration to calm tensions in the Middle East.
The Tesla tycoon – appointed by the President-elect to lead a new US Department of Government Efficiency – spent more than an hour meeting Iran‘s ambassador to the UN, it was reported yesterday.
Their ‘positive’ encounter aimed at defusing tensions between the countries is being seen as an early sign that ‘deal-maker’ Mr Trump is serious about diplomacy with Tehran. That is despite an alleged Iranian-led plot to assassinate him weeks before he stormed back to the White House.
It also comes in spite of Mr Trump’s avowed support for Israel‘s leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who launched retaliatory air strikes against Iran after it targeted Israel with a barrage of missiles last month.
As well as having his loyalty rewarded in the form of a mission to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’, Mr Musk has reportedly joined him on telephone calls with world leaders – including Ukraine‘s president Volodymyr Zelensky.
