Musk joined Trump and Modi call on Iran, says New York Times

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo

WASHINGTON, March ⁠27 (Reuters) - Elon Musk ⁠joined a phone call ‌between U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister ​Narendra Modi on ⁠Tuesday about the ⁠war in Iran, the ⁠New York ‌Times reported on Friday, ⁠citing two U.S. officials.

It was ​unclear ‌why Musk was on ⁠the call ​or whether he spoke, the newspaper said.

“President ⁠Trump has a ​great relationship with Prime Minister Modi, and this was ⁠a productive conversation,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said when asked ​for comment ⁠on the report.

(Reporting by ​Jasper Ward, ‌Bhargav Acharya, Trevor ​Hunnicutt and Daphne Psaledakis;Editing by David Ljunggren)