US EditionMusk joined Trump and Modi call on Iran, says New York Times
India denied Elon Musk's involvement in the call with Trump discussing Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia crisis, reported by The New York Times.
- On Tuesday, billionaire Elon Musk joined a phone call between President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Iran conflict, though neither the White House nor the Indian government disclosed his participation.
- The leaders discussed the escalating Middle East crisis and Iranian military control over the Strait of Hormuz, which handles 90 percent of Iran's oil exports.
- Musk, who holds no official government position, maintains significant commercial interests in the region, including Starlink operations in Iran and telecommunications agreements in India.
- While two U.S. officials confirmed the billionaire's presence to The New York Times, neither administration provided an official explanation for the private citizen's involvement in the high-level discussion.
- Financial instability stemming from the war could threaten investments from Middle Eastern state-owned entities in the billionaire's companies, including the $3 million Saudi Arabia invested in Musk's xAI.
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