Iran Denied Claims of Meeting Between Elon Musk and Iranian Envoy
WANA (Nov 16) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, has firmly denied reports from some U.S. media about a meeting between Elon Musk and Iran’s UN Permanent Representative in New York, expressing surprise at the media hype surrounding the issue.
Earlier, Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations had also refrained from commenting on a claim made by The New York Times that Elon Musk, the American billionaire, and Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s UN ambassador, discussed de-escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
When the Russian news agency TASS asked about the reported meeting, a representative of Iran’s UN mission stated, “We have no comment on this matter.”
The New York Times alleged that Musk and Iravani had a private meeting lasting over an hour at a “secret location” in New York. The report, citing two anonymous Iranian officials, claimed the meeting took place on Monday and described Musk as a close advisor to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Musk’s Meeting with Iravani: Neither Ignored Nor Overemphasized
WANA (Nov 16) – Iran, having navigated decades of challenges, no longer shapes its policies under American threats nor places undue significance on meetings of this nature. Iranian public opinion and the economic market have matured, responding to such news with pragmatism rather than emotional excitement. Some experts argue that if Iran intends to […]