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Musk has taken part in other diplomatic meetings between Trump and world leaders since Election Day.

He added that Ukraine "must do everything so that this war ends next year, ends through diplomatic means".

The US does not have diplomatic relations with Tehran but a private meeting with Musk provided a workaround, allowing Iran to avoid a meeting with an American official, according to the New York Times.

The conversation is the second time in a week that the president-elect has entrusted Musk with a key diplomatic conversation.

Bahrain and the UK have strong diplomatic, political and military relations.