{"id":126892,"date":"2024-11-17T12:49:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T05:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126892"},"modified":"2024-11-17T12:49:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T05:49:20","slug":"iranian-official-reportedly-met-with-elon-musk-in-an-apparent-effort-ease-tensions-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126892","title":{"rendered":"Iranian official reportedly met with Elon Musk in an apparent effort ease tensions with Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of steps that appeared aimed at easing tensions with President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani met with Musk \u2014 a Trump ally named this week to\u00a0advise his administration on ways to cut the federal government\u00a0\u2014 on Monday in New York, according to a U.S. official briefed on the meeting by a foreign colleague.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/how-iranians-are-reacting-trumps-election-and-what-it-could-mean-for-their-lives\"><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> How Iranians are reacting Trump\u2019s election and what it could mean for their lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The official said he had been informed that the discussion covered a variety of topics, most notably\u00a0Iran\u2019s nuclear program, its support for anti-Israel groups throughout the Middle East and prospects for improved relations with the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a non-U.S. governmental meeting, said no immediate decisions were taken by either side. The official said the Iranians sought the meeting with Musk, the world\u2019s richest man, and that it did not take place at the Iranian mission to the U.N.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump transition team would not confirm or deny the meeting, which was first reported by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people re-elected President Trump because they trust him to lead our country and restore peace through strength around the world. When he returns to the White House, he will take the necessary action to do just that,\u201d Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for the Trump transition, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>However, Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency reported on Saturday that Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei denied the country\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani met with Musk in New York and expressed surprise at the extensive media coverage by American outlets on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s outreach comes as Trump has been announcing picks for key foreign policy posts \u2014 including\u00a0Sen. Marco Rubio\u00a0for secretary of state and\u00a0Rep. Mike Waltz\u00a0for national security adviser \u2014 who are expected to be tough on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence officials have said Iran opposed Trump\u2019s second term, seeing him as more likely to increase tension between Washington and Tehran. Trump\u2019s administration\u00a0ended a nuclear deal with Iran, reimposed sanctions and ordered the\u00a0killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, an act that prompted Iran\u2019s leaders to\u00a0vow revenge.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department this month\u00a0revealed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot\u00a0to kill Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by an Iranian government official in September with planning Trump\u2019s assassination. The Iranian foreign ministry rejected the report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/doj-brings-criminal-charges-in-iranian-murder-for-hire-plan-that-targeted-trump\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> DOJ brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan that targeted Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The plot was part of what federal officials have described as ongoing efforts by Iran to target U.S. government officials, including Trump, on U.S. soil. Last summer, for instance,\u00a0the Justice Department charged a Pakistani man with ties to Iran\u00a0in a murder-for-hire plot targeting American officials.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed U.S. officials, that Iran told the Biden administration in a written message delivered on Oct. 14 that it would not try to kill Trump. It was a response to an earlier warning from the U.S. that an attempt on Trump\u2019s life would be considered an act of war, the Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>In response to inquiries about reports in the Journal and other outlets, Iran\u2019s U.N. mission said it does not issue public statements about \u201cofficial messages exchanged between the two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Islamic Republic of Iran has long declared its commitment to pursuing Martyr Soleimani\u2019s assassination through legal and judicial avenues, while adhering fully to the recognized principles of international law,\u201d its statement said.<\/p>\n<p>While Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say on all matters of state, has repeatedly expressed his own disgust with Trump, Iran\u2019s new reformist president has\u00a0kept the door open to talks\u00a0with Trump to seek relief from international sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump transition team did not respond to messages seeking comment on the Iranian mission\u2019s statement Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lederer reported from the United Nations. 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