Elon Musk’s secret peace talks with Iran: Billionaire’s status as key Donald Trump associate confirmed with ‘positive’ talks [Video]

17:00 EST 15 Nov 2024, updated 01:24 EST 16 Nov 2024

Elon Musk has met a leading Iranian official ahead of attempts by the incoming Donald Trump administration to calm tensions in the Middle East.

Not content with taking the axe to America’s bloated bureaucracy on behalf of the incoming President, the billionaire is turning his hand to foreign policy.

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 …