Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday in New York in a session that two Iranian officials described as a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.

The Iranians said the meeting between Musk and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani lasted more than an hour and was held at a secret location.

The Iranians, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss policy publicly, described the meeting as “positive” and “good news.”

Asked about whether there was such a session, Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director, said, “We do not comment on reports of private meetings that did or did not occur.”

Karoline Leavitt, the transition spokesperson for the incoming Trump-Vance administration, said in a statement: “The American people reelected President Trump because they trust him to lead our country and restore peace through strength around the world.

— The New York Times