Elon Musk's meeting with Iranian official is sign Trump's tearing up traditional US diplomacy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

89% : On election night, it appeared that Musk had become an honorary member of the family when Trump was filmed interrupting a family photograph to call for Musk and his four-year-old son, X, to join: "We have to get Elon with his boy," Trump said, calling Musk's son "gorgeous" and "perfect".
55% : Between July and September of this year, Iran's oil exports stood at 1.7 million barrels per day, roughly three times higher than the same period in 2019 when Trump was in office.
44% : The meeting between Musk, the world's richest man, and Iravani underscores how Trump may be rewriting the status quo in American diplomacy.
40% : Trump has a history of leaning on informal advisors - and family - over traditional officials.
38% : When Trump left office, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE poured millions into Kushner's investment fund, Affinity Partners.
36% : Few details have emerged from the Musk-Iran talks, but reportedly, he has also been speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Trump needs to engage to achieve his promise of ending Russia's war on Ukraine.
33% : A day later, Trump appointed Musk head of the yet non-existent Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).
32% : Trump also ordered the assassination of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps commander, Qassem Soleimani, in 2020.
30% : Still, it has failed to maximise the potential of its energy sector due to western sanctions and significant defence spending.Several days before Israel's attack, Trump told Al Arabiya, "In its own way, it's (Iran) probably in danger...maybe more so than they would have thought a month ago...
26% : During his previous term as president, Trump unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and unleashed a "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran with crushing sanctions.
22% : It signals that Trump does not need to lean on American diplomats or even political nominees to talk directly to the US's friends and enemies.
17% : That "mediator position", which Turkey, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have all tried to tap, could become redundant if Trump uses US citizens.
11% : Trump accused the Biden administration of failing to bring pressure on Iran as it sought to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

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