Elon Musk never met envoy: Iran 'surprised' by reports on diplomatic exchange

Iran 'categorically denied' the meeting between billionaire Musk and its envoy in New York, rebutting media reports that the Tesla CEO had met the Iranian diplomat on Monday.

Iran on Saturday "categorically" denied that its United Nations envoy had met with US billionnaire Elon Musk in New York, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson "while categorically denying claims made in some American media about a meeting between Elon Musk and Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, expressed surprise at its wide coverage by the American media", IRNA said.

The New York Times reported on Thursday that Musk, who is an advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday.