Musk Played No Part in Sala’s Release Says Tajani
Rome: Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Friday denied reports that Elon Musk had a hand in the release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala by Iran. Sala, 29, a freelance reporter for Il Foglio newspaper and a podcaster at Chora News, returned to Italy last week after being released by Iran following her arrest in Tehran on December 19. Last weekend, Italy released Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian engineer arrested on December 16 at Milan’s Malpensa airport on a US warrant.
According to Ansa News Agency, Tajani told Skytg24 that “Elon Musk had nothing to do with the Sala affair.” He clarified that while Musk had made contact with Sala’s family, he played no role in her release. Tajani emphasized that the case was resolved by the Italian government.
Furthermore, Tajani stated that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken never expressed opposition to him regarding the actions taken by the Italian government to secure Sala’s release. Iranian officials have also denied the reports of Musk
‘s involvement in the Sala case.