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highplainsdem

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Thu Nov 14, 2024, 07:14 PM Thursday

Elon Musk Met With Iran's U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say

Source: NYT

Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday in New York in a session that two Iranian officials described as a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.

The Iranians said the meeting between Mr. Musk and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani lasted more than an hour and was held at a secret location. The Iranians, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss policy publicly, described the meeting as “positive” and “good news.”

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The two Iranian officials said that the meeting with Mr. Musk provided a workaround for Iran, allowing it to avoid sitting directly with an American official. Mr. Musk will, however, have an official role soon. He has been named as the co-director of a new government efficiency agency.

One Iranian Foreign Ministry official said that Ambassador Iravani told Mr. Musk during the meeting that he should obtain sanctions exemptions from the Treasury and bring some of his businesses to Tehran.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/world/middleeast/elon-musk-iran-trump.html

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Elon Musk Met With Iran's U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say (Original Post) highplainsdem Thursday OP
Aren't there laws against this shit? orangecrush Thursday #1
Think about this - Nigrum Cattus Thursday #2
Most people have no idea how extraordinarily bad this is. nt okaawhatever Thursday #3
Muskrat is the new managing partner of the American Oligarchy Magoo48 Friday #4
The great sell-off begins Blue_Tires Friday #5

Nigrum Cattus

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2. Think about this -
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 08:01 PM
Thursday

The only reason would be their mutual disdain of woman.
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