Iran denies meeting with Musk in New York

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has reports of an alleged meeting between Elon Musk and Iran’s representative to the United Nations steadfastly refused. In a conversation with the state news agency IRNA that was broadcast on Saturday, Foreign Office spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei expressed surprise at the “extensive media presentation” of the case in the US media.

to dieNew York Times” reported Thursday that the tech billionaire – a close adviser to US President Donald Trump – and Iran AAmbassador Amir met Saied Iravani in New York on Monday for an hour-long conversation. It was seen as a sign of how strained relations between Iran and the US could ease. The two countries do not have diplomatic relations.

President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian of charge At the beginning of his term in office, he spoke out in favor of improving relations with the West – his country has a special interest in eliminating tensions with the US, also with a view to the change of power is due in Washington. After all, Trump stood for a hard line against Iran in his first term in office.

Tehran wants to start new nuclear talks to ease tough international sanctions. The country is suffering from the worst economic crisis in its history. In addition, there is now a risk of open war with Israel, which receives military support from the US. (APA)