Iran’s foreign ministry denied that a meeting was held between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump,

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

The Iranian government is denying reports in U.S. outlets that one of their diplomats met with tech billionaire Elon Musk this week. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Saturday that claims Musk met with the country’s permanent representative in New York were untrue,