It made sense when one of the richest and most influential man in the world commented that countries should not be sending rockets at each other, but to the stars, in the context of the escalating hostilities in the Middle East and exchange of a barrage of drones and missiles between Iran and Israel, which threatens further escalation into a broader full blown war.
Hours after the news broke about missiles having been fired by Israel in response to Iran’s massive drone and missile attack unleashed on Israeli territory, and subsequently a series of explosions rocking the Shekari army airbase in the northwest Iranian province of Isfahan, Musk took to his own social media platform X and posted a subtle message advocating peace.
“We should send rockets not at each other, but rather to the stars,” he said in his social media post. “Maybe world leaders should just email memes at each other and let the public vote on who wins,” Musk joked, adding “I prefer that over war.”
Unlike most top global business leaders, Musk is known to express his views on most internationally significant developments taking place across the world, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas conflict, widely perceived to be part of his ambition to become a world leader.
The cofounder of path-breaking companies like Tesla and SpaceX, who he has also established control over may more levers of power through his ownership of X, Starlink and other technology platforms, has become an increasingly important player in the global affairs.
In line with his vision, he has been touring the world to meet top political leaders and paving the road to the future with his rockets, satellite network, leadership in electric cars and control of one of the world’s most consequential social networks.
