The tech billionaire, a top adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, was reported to have discussed ways to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, where they discussed how to defuse tensions between the United States and Iran,

In a sign of his increasing influence in the new Trump administration, billionaire Elon Musk reportedly met privately with Iran’s UN Ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, in an effort to ease rising tensions between the United States and Iran, The New York Times reported, citing sources.